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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Circular RNA CircFndc3b modulates cardiac repair after myocardial infarction via FUS/VEGF-A axis
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Circular RNAs are generated from many protein-coding genes, but their role in cardiovascular health and disease states remains unknown. Here we report identification of circRNA transcripts that are differentia...
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Endothelial dysfunction is a pathological status of the vascular system, which can be broadly defined as an imbalance between endothelium-dependent vasoconstriction and vasodilation. Endothelial dysfunction is...