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Invited Symposium: Hypertension III: Flow-Induced Vascular Remodeling






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Microvascular Adaptations to Reduced Blood Flow: Introduction of a New Model


Contact Person: Donna H. Wang (dwang@utmb.edu)


References

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12. Wang, D.H., R.L. Prewitt. Captopril reduces aortic and microvascular growth in hypertensive and normotensive rats. Hypertension 15:68-77,1990.

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Wang, DH.; Prewitt, RL.; (1998). Microvascular Adaptations to Reduced Blood Flow: Introduction of a New Model. Presented at INABIS '98 - 5th Internet World Congress on Biomedical Sciences at McMaster University, Canada, Dec 7-16th. Invited Symposium. Available at URL http://www.mcmaster.ca/inabis98/prewitt/wang0894/index.html
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