Selective Inhibition by Minoxidil of Prostacyclin Production by Cells in Culture

    March 1988 in “ Biochemical Pharmacology ”
    Joseph C. Kvedar, Howard P. Baden, Lawrence Levine
    Studysummary This study found that minoxidil inhibited prostacyclin production in various endothelial and smooth muscle cells in culture without affecting the synthesis of other cyclooxygenase products.
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