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Summary of the Overall Vascular Biologic Effects of Mercury
| 1. Oxidative stress |
| 2. Inflammation |
| 3. Thrombosis |
| 4. Vascular smooth muscle proliferation and migration |
| 5. Endothelial dysfunction |
| 6. Dyslipidemia (oxidation of high‐density lipoprotein and paraxonase) |
| 7. Immune dysfunction |
| 8. Mitochondrial dysfunction |
