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Mizutani, H., Okamoto, R. & Ito, M. Big Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase: A New Player in Vascular Remodeling. Hypertens Res 30, 1015–1016 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1291/hypres.30.1015
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