The polyphenols quercetin and catechin synergize in inhibiting platelet CD40L expression

Thromb Haemost 2005; 94(04): 888-889
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615585

Letters to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH

Pasquale Pignatelli

¹Divisione IV Clinica Medica, Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Patologia, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

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Serena Di Santo

¹Divisione IV Clinica Medica, Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Patologia, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

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Roberto Carnevale

¹Divisione IV Clinica Medica, Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Patologia, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

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Francesco Violi

¹Divisione IV Clinica Medica, Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Patologia, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

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