Immunology of atherosclerosis.
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چکیده
Esther Lutgens1,2; Christoph J. Binder3,4 1Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 2Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention (IPEK), Ludwig Maximillian's University, Munich, Germany; 3Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; 4Center for Molecular Medicine (CeMM) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Thrombosis and haemostasis
دوره 106 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011