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The urotensin II receptor antagonist, urantide, protects against atherosclerosis in rats

The aim of this study was to explore the use of urantide as an antagonist of the urotensin II (UII) receptor, G protein-coupled receptor 14 (GPR14), to protect against atherosclerosis (AS) in rats. The AS rat model was induced by an intraperitoneal injection of vitamin D3 (VD3) into rats fed with a...

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Autores principales: ZHAO, JUAN, YU, QUAN-XIN, KONG, WEI, GAO, HAI-CHENG, SUN, BO, XIE, YA-QIN, REN, LI-QUN
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: D.A. Spandidos 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3702698/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23837070
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/etm.2013.1052