The Endothelium — Modulator of Vascular Smooth-Muscle Tone

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 319, Issue 8, 1988, Pages 512-513

  Vanhoutte, Paul M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIUM; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

EID: 0023678963     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198808253190809     Document Type: Editorial

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