Vascular endothelial dysfunction: does tetrahydrobiopterin play a role?

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Published in Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol on September 01, 2001

Authors

Z S Katusic1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. katusic.zvonmir@mayo.edu

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