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Thromb Haemost 2007; 97(01): 3-4
DOI: 10.1160/TH06-11-0662
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Antioxidative defense in endothelial cells: New kids on the block

Henning Morawietz
1   Department of Vascular Endothelium and Microcirculation, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, University of Technology Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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Received 23 November 2006

Accepted 23 November 2006

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28 November 2017 (online)

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