proatherosclerotic

English

Etymology

pro- +‎ atherosclerotic

Adjective

proatherosclerotic (not comparable)

  1. That leads to atherosclerosis
    • 2015 December 29, “Interactions among Candidate Genes Selected by Meta-Analyses Resulting in Higher Risk of Ischemic Stroke in a Chinese Population”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      Generated by ACE, angiotensin II (Ang II) is a powerful vasoconstrictor and a potential proatherosclerotic endogenous compound[17 ].
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