Circle of Willis atherosclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and the Dean number
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The circle of Willis.
On St Martin’s Day (November 11), volleys of gunpowder explosions disturb the quiet of Fenny Stratford, a small country town midway between Oxford and Cambridge close to Stony Stratford (1). The explosions are part of a curious celebration, which has taken place every year since 1734. The celebration consists of three events. The first is a sermon in the parish church for which the invited spea...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Cardiology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1949-8462
DOI: 10.4330/wjc.v5.i10.394