Atherosclerosis
Volume 205, Issue 2 , Pages 376-384 , August 2009

Telmisartan induces proliferation of human endothelial progenitor cells via PPARγ-dependent PI3K/Akt pathway

Received 10 June 2008 ,Revised 18 December 2008 ,Accepted 19 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.12.036

Atherosclerosis
Volume 205, Issue 2 , Pages 376-384 , August 2009

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