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Isolated aortas from copper-deficlent rats exhibited reduced ability to relax in response to acetylcholine, histamine and sodium nitroprusside, which suggests that release of endothelium-derived relaxing factor or its interaction with the contractile mechanism is impaired.
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Saari, J.T. (1992). Endothelium-Dependent and-Independent Relaxation of Aortas from Copper-Deficient Rats. In: Frank, G.B., Bianchi, C.P., ter Keurs, H.E.D.J. (eds) Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Skeletal, Cardiac, and Smooth Muscle. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 311. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3362-7_45
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