Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 165-173 , January 2010

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase affects both early and late collateral arterial adaptation and blood flow recovery after induction of hind limb ischemia in mice

  • Brian Park, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass
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  • Ari Hoffman, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif
    • ,
  • Yagai Yang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif
    • ,
  • Jinglian Yan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass
    • ,
  • Guodong Tie, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass
    • ,
  • Hossein Bagshahi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass
    • ,
  • Philip T. Nowicki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass
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  • Louis M. Messina, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Louis M. Messina, MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Ave N, Worcester, MA 01655

Received 20 May 2009 ,Accepted 12 August 2009.

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 This work was funded by HL75353 to Dr Messina.

 Competition of interest: none.

 The editors and reviewers of this article have no relevant financial relationships to disclose per the JVS policy that requires reviewers to decline review of any manuscript for which they may have a competition of interest.

PII: S0741-5214(09)01686-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.08.045

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 165-173 , January 2010

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