Loitering in the shadows: the cardiovascular implications of vitamin D during development

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¹ Clinical and Experimental Cardiovascular Sciences, Unit of Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. c.torrens@southampton.ac.uk

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Christopher Torrens. J Physiol. 2011.

. 2011 Oct 1;589(Pt 19):4637.

doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.218305.

¹ Clinical and Experimental Cardiovascular Sciences, Unit of Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. c.torrens@southampton.ac.uk

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Vitamin D insufficiency is associated with impaired vascular endothelial and smooth muscle function and hypertension in young rats.
Tare M, Emmett SJ, Coleman HA, Skordilis C, Eyles DW, Morley R, Parkington HC. Tare M, et al. J Physiol. 2011 Oct 1;589(Pt 19):4777-86. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.214726. Epub 2011 Aug 1. J Physiol. 2011. PMID: 21807617 Free PMC article.

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