The Roles of Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Adaptive Immunity in Aortic Stiffening
Aortic stiffening is an important cause of systolic hypertension and predispose to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The precise mechanisms underlying aortic stiffening remain undefined. Using multiple genetically modified mouse models, I performed a series of studies to investigate the roles...
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VANDERBILT
2014
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| Online Access: | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-11042014-141150/ |