Vascular KCa-channels as therapeutic targets in hypertension and restenosis disease
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عنوان ژورنال: Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1472-8222,1744-7631
DOI: 10.1517/14728220903540257