Association of the eNOS E298D polymorphism and the risk of myocardial infarction in the Greek population

• Autori principali: Reczko Martin (Autore), Panidis Dimitris (Autore), Landt Olfert (Autore), Drakoulis Nikolaos (Autore), Dafni Chaido (Autore), Cokkinos Dennis V (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: BMC, 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Nitric oxide (NO), produced by endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), plays a key role in the regulation of vascular tone. Endothelium-derived NO exerts vasoprotective effects by suppressing platelet aggregation, leukocyte adhesio...