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Blockade of the Mineralocorticoid Receptor Improves Markers of Human Endothelial Cell Dysfunction and Hematological Indices in a Mouse Model of Sickle Cell Disease

Blockade of the Mineralocorticoid Receptor Improves Markers of Human Endothelial Cell Dysfunction and Hematological Indices in a Mouse Model of Sickle Cell Disease

Authors: Rivera A, Vega C, Ramos-Rivera A, Maldonado ER, Prado GN, Karnes HE, Fesko YA, Snyder LM, Alper SL, Romero JR.

Citation: FASEB J. 2023 Aug;37(8):e23092. doi: 10.1096/fj.202300671R

Specialties: Oncology, Hematology, Coagulation

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