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Editorial
. 2024 Mar;47(3):794-795.
doi: 10.1038/s41440-023-01542-1. Epub 2023 Dec 19.

How can endocan be used as a specific biomarker of endothelial dysfunction in hypertension?

Yoshitaka Hirooka  1
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How can endocan be used as a specific biomarker of endothelial dysfunction in hypertension?

Yoshitaka Hirooka. Hypertens Res. 2024 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: Biomarker; Endocan; Endothelium; Inflammation; Nitric oxide.

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