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No Significant Role for Smooth Muscle Cell Mineralocorticoid Receptors in Atherosclerosis in the Apolipoprotein-E Knockout Mouse Model
Objective: Elevated levels of the hormone aldosterone are associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction and stroke in humans and increased progression and inflammation of atherosclerotic plaques in animal models. Aldosterone acts through the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) which is express...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6046374/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30038907 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2018.00081 |