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Research Article

A mathematical model of vasoreactivity in rat mesenteric arterioles: I. Myoendothelial communication

Adam Kapela Department of Biomedical Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA
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Anastasios Bezerianos University of Patras, Department of Medical Physics, Patras, Greece
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Nikolaos M. Tsoukias Department of Biomedical Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 694-713 | Received 02 Feb 2009, Accepted 11 Jul 2009, Published online: 12 Nov 2009

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