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Research Article

Endothelin plays an important role in the endothelium-dependent vasodilatation in the human forearm

M Sarabi Departments of Internal Medicine and
,
J Millgård Departments of Internal Medicine and
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A Hägg Departments of Internal Medicine and
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P Ridefelt Surgery, University Hospital of Uppsala, Sweden;
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J Henriksson Department of Physiology III3, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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L Lind Departments of Internal Medicine and
Pages 17-22 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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