Vitamin D supplementation lowers thrombospondin-1 levels and blood pressure in healthy adults

Anjalee T. Amarasekera; Bahador Assadi-Khansari; Saifei Liu; Marilyn Black; Greer Dymmott; Natasha M. Rogers; Aaron L. Sverdlov; John D. Horowitz; Doan T. M. Ngo

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0174435

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Vitamin D supplementation lowers thrombospondin-1 levels and blood pressure in healthy adults

Anjalee T. Amarasekera,

Affiliations Cardiology Unit, Basil Hetzel Institute, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Department of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Bahador Assadi-Khansari,

Affiliation Cardiology Unit, Basil Hetzel Institute, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Department of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Saifei Liu,

Affiliation Cardiology Unit, Basil Hetzel Institute, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Department of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Marilyn Black,

Affiliation Cardiology Unit, Basil Hetzel Institute, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Department of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Greer Dymmott,

Affiliation Cardiology Unit, Basil Hetzel Institute, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Department of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Natasha M. Rogers,

Affiliation Centre for Transplant and Renal Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Aaron L. Sverdlov,

Affiliation Cardiology Unit, Basil Hetzel Institute, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Department of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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John D. Horowitz,

Affiliation Cardiology Unit, Basil Hetzel Institute, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Department of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Doan T. M. Ngo

* E-mail: doan.ngo@adelaide.edu.au

Affiliations Cardiology Unit, Basil Hetzel Institute, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Department of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Vitamin D supplementation lowers thrombospondin-1 levels and blood pressure in healthy adults

Anjalee T. Amarasekera,
Bahador Assadi-Khansari,
Saifei Liu,
Marilyn Black,
Greer Dymmott,
Natasha M. Rogers,
Aaron L. Sverdlov,
John D. Horowitz,
Doan T. M. Ngo

Published: May 10, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174435

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