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Does cigarette smoking exposure alter the structural, mechanical, and biochemical properties of mouse arteries?
Does cigarette smoking exposure alter the structural, mechanical, and biochemical properties of mouse arteries?
Long-term cigarette smoking exposure causes irreversible deterioration of structural and elastic properties in mouse coronary arteries, which correlates with decreased endothelium-derived nitric oxide.
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Supports investigation of smoking effects on coronary biomechanics in humans; leaves open whether these mouse findings translate to clinical practice.
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