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Rev. bras. cir. cardiovasc; 35 (5), 2020

Abstract Objective: To elucidate the effect of diabetes mellitus (DM) on the atherosclerotic process in saphenous vein grafts by determining urotensin-II (U-II) levels in harvested saphenous veins of patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods: Coronary artery disease (CAD) p...

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Salud(i)ciencia (Impresa); 15 (6), 2007

Human urotensin-II (hU-II) is one of the most potent vasoconstrictors in mammals, even more potent than endothelin. It has a wide range of vasoactive properties dependent on the anatomic site and the species studied. Although it is expressed mainly in the brain and spinal cord, it is also detected in oth...

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