Superoxide Production in Vascular Smooth Muscle Contributes to Oxidative Stress and Impaired Relaxation in Atherosclerosis
- 29 June 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation Research
- Vol. 82 (12) , 1298-1305
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.res.82.12.1298
Abstract
—The endothelium is a source of reactive oxygen species in short-term models of hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis. We examined a chronic model of atherosclerosis for increased vascul...Keywords
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