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EFFECTS OF ENDOTHELIUM-DERIVED NITRIC OXIDE ON PERIPHERAL ARTERIOLAR TONE IN MAN

Patrick Vallance, Joe Collier, Salvador Moncada · The Lancet · 1989 · 1.6K citations

Life Sciences, Internal Medicine, Physiology +5

Cigarette smoking is associated with dose-related and potentially reversible impairment of endothelium-dependent dilation in healthy young adults.

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Coronary vasomotor response to acetylcholine relates to risk factors for coronary artery disease.

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