The role of potassium channels in the endothelial dysfunction induced by periodontitis

• Main Authors: Luiz Renato Olchanheski JR (Author), Regina Sordi (Author), Junior Garcia Oliveira (Author), Gustavo Ferreira Alves (Author), Reila Taina Mendes (Author), Fábio André Santos (Author), Daniel Fernandes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: Periodontitis is associated with endothelial dysfunction, which is clinically characterized by a reduction in endothelium-dependent relaxation. However, we have previously shown that impairment in endothelium-dependent relaxation is transient. Therefore, we evaluated which mediat...