Flavone Attenuates Vascular Contractions by Inhibiting RhoA/Rho Kinase Pathway
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Baek, In-Ji
(Department of Pharmacology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine)
Jeon, Su-Bun (Department of Pharmacology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Song, Min-Ji (Department of Pharmacology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Yang, Enyue (Department of Pharmacology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Sohn, Uy-Dong (College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University) Kim, In-Kyeom (Department of Pharmacology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) |
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