Aging and Cardiovascular Risk
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چکیده
1Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal 2Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMC), University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre 823, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal 3Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 288, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal 4UNIFAI, Unit of Research and Training in Adults and Elderly, University of Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal 5Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), University of León, Campus Universitario, 24071 León, Spain
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دوره 2015 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2015