Vascular endothelial function in health and diseases

Pathophysiology - Tập 15 Số 1 - Trang 49-67 - 2008
Majid Khazaei1, Farzad Moien‐Afshari, Ismail Laher
1Department of Physiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

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