Change in somatostatin receptor expression after vascular injury
Somatostatin is an inhibitory neuroendocrine peptide that exerts its effects through 5 functionally distinct receptor subtypes (SSTR1-5). Somatostatin analogues have been shown to be effective in inhibiting intimal hyperplasia after balloon induced vascular injury. However, the exact SSTR subtype...
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Language: | English |
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2009
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/8999 |
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