The role of nitric oxide and other endothelium-derived vasoactive substances in vascular disease

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases - Tập 38 Số 2 - Trang 105-128 - 1995
Richard A. Cohen1
1Peripheral Vascular Medicine Section, University Hospital, Boston University Medical Center, MA 02118, USA.

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