Possible Involvement of Rho-Kinase in the Pathogenesis of Hypertension in Humans
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- 1 December 2001
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Hypertension
- Vol. 38 (6) , 1307-1310
- https://doi.org/10.1161/hy1201.096541
Abstract
Rho-kinase plays an important role in modulating Ca2+ sensitivity of vascular smooth muscle and has been suggested to be involved in the increased systemic vascular resistance in hypertensive anima...Keywords
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