Atherosclerosis
Volume 195, Issue 1 , Pages 17-22 , November 2007

Increased atherosclerosis following treatment with a dual PPAR agonist in the ApoE knockout mouse

Received 17 October 2006 ,Revised 9 November 2006 ,Accepted 10 November 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2006.11.021

Atherosclerosis
Volume 195, Issue 1 , Pages 17-22 , November 2007