Atherosclerosis
Volume 185, Issue 2 , Pages 240-245 , April 2006

Statins prevent NF-κB transactivation independently of the IKK-pathway in human endothelial cells

Received 29 July 2004 ,Revised 15 June 2005 ,Accepted 20 June 2005.

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PII: S0021-9150(05)00394-1

doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2005.06.019

Atherosclerosis
Volume 185, Issue 2 , Pages 240-245 , April 2006

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