Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference (한국독성학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2002.11b
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- Pages.155-155
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- 2002
ARSENIC-INDUCED DYSFUNCTION IN RELAXATION OF BLOOD VESSELS
- Lee, Moo-Yeol (College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University) ;
- Jung, Byung-In (College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University) ;
- Chung, Seung-Min (College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University) ;
- Bae, Ok-Nam (College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University) ;
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Chung, Jin-Ho
(College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University)
- Published : 2002.11.01
Abstract
Several epidemiological studies have suggested that exposure to arsenic is strongly correlated with the development of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension. To determine whether arsenic affects vasomotor tone in blood vessels, we investigated the effect of arsenic on vasorelaxation using isolated rat aortic rings in an organ bath system.(omitted)