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Exercise training and losartan improve endothelial function in heart failure rats by different mechanisms

Ole Johan KemiInstitute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK;Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging and K.G. Jebsen Center for Exercise in Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Per Magnus HaramDepartment of Circulation and Medical Imaging and K.G. Jebsen Center for Exercise in Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway;Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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Morten Andre HøydalDepartment of Circulation and Medical Imaging and K.G. Jebsen Center for Exercise in Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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Ulrik WisløffDepartment of Circulation and Medical Imaging and K.G. Jebsen Center for Exercise in Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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Øyvind EllingsenDepartment of Circulation and Medical Imaging and K.G. Jebsen Center for Exercise in Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway;Department of Cardiology, St Olav's Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
Pages 160-167 | Received 26 Sep 2012, Accepted 28 Nov 2012, Published online: 03 Jan 2013

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