The novel peptide apelin lowers blood pressure via a nitric oxide-dependent mechanism
Authors:
- Kazuhiko TatemotoKTKazuhiko Tatemoto
- Kiyoshige TakayamaKTKiyoshige Takayama
- Min-Xu ZouMZMin-Xu Zou
- Iku KumakiIKIku Kumaki
- Wei ZhangWZWei Zhang
- Kimitsuka KumanoKKKimitsuka Kumano
- Mineko FujimiyaMFMineko Fujimiya
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- 1 June 2001
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Regulatory Peptides
- Vol. 99 (2-3) , 87-92
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- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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