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Carotid Calcification in Mice: A New Model to Study the Effects of Arterial Stiffness on the Brain

BACKGROUND: Arterial stiffness has been identified as an important risk factor for cognitive decline. However, its effects on the brain's health are unknown, and there is no animal model available to study the precise impact of arterial stiffness on the brain. Therefore, the objective of the st...

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Autores principales: Sadekova, Nataliya, Vallerand, Diane, Guevara, Edgar, Lesage, Frédéric, Girouard, Hélène
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3698789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23782921
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.113.000224