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University of Cambridge | Dr Kevin O'Shaughnessy

Gordon’s syndrome is a rare inherited form of high blood pressure caused by the body’s inability to regulate sodium and potassium levels in the kidney, leading to high concentrations in the circulation. High blood pressure raises the risk o...

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University of Cambridge | Professor Richard Farndale

Collagen is a structural protein of the blood vessel wall, which is normally concealed beneath the cells that line the blood vessel inner walls. When the blood vessel becomes injured, collagen is exposed and attracts cells called platelets ...

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University of Oxford | Professor Kim A Dora

The inner lining cells of the blood vessel, called endothelial cells, acts as a barrier that controls the movement of fluid (including water) and other molecules from the blood and across the vessel wall. To maintain blood pressure and flow...

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