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Melatonin Plays a Critical Protective Role in Nicotine-Related Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Aim: Smoking is a major risk factor for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Among the components of smoke, nicotine is known to exert pro-atherosclerotic, prothrombotic, and proangiogenic effects on vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). The current study was designed to investigate the mechanisms throu...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7379742/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32765304 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2020.00866 |