| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - One of these mechanisms is a direct effect on the endothelial cytoskeleton along with stress fiber disassembly and expansion of intercellular junctions.29- 31 Nitric oxide has been postulated to maintain normal microvascular permeability by preserving endothelial cytoskeletal integrity and normal intercellular junctions,27,32 although the mechanisms by which this might occur are poorly defined.
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