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Thromb Haemost 2005; 93(02): 186-188
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616260
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Diverse effects of statins on endothelial cells?

Dardo E. Ferrara
1   Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Silvia S. Pierangeli
2   Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Received 03 January 2005

Accepted 05 January 2005

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14 December 2017 (online)

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