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Localized micro- and nano-scale remodelling in the diabetic aorta

Diabetes is strongly associated with cardiovascular disease, but the mechanisms, structural and biomechanical consequences of aberrant blood vessel remodelling remain poorly defined. Using an experimental (streptozotocin, STZ) rat model of diabetes, we hypothesized that diabetes enhances extracellul...

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Autores principales: Akhtar, R., Cruickshank, J.K., Zhao, X., Walton, L.A., Gardiner, N.J., Barrett, S.D., Graham, H.K., Derby, B., Sherratt, M.J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4199142/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25014552
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2014.07.001