Cellular distribution of immunoreactive urotensin-II in human tissues with evidence of increased expression in atherosclerosis and a greater constrictor response of small compared to large coronary arteries
- 1 October 2004
- Vol. 25 (10) , 1767-1774
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.peptides.2004.01.028
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