CXCL12 Derived From Endothelial Cells Promotes Atherosclerosis to Drive Coronary Artery Disease.
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SUBMITTER: Doring Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6417827 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
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CXCL12 Derived From Endothelial Cells Promotes Atherosclerosis to Drive Coronary Artery Disease.
Döring Yvonne Y van der Vorst Emiel P C EPC Duchene Johan J Jansen Yvonne Y Gencer Selin S Bidzhekov Kiril K Atzler Dorothee D Santovito Donato D Rader Daniel J DJ Saleheen Danish D Weber Christian C
Circulation 20190301 10
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