Atherosclerosis
Volume 205, Issue 2 , Pages 391-395 , August 2009

Anti-inflammatory action of apoptotic cells in patients with acute coronary syndromes

Received 7 May 2008 ,Revised 27 December 2008 ,Accepted 28 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.12.042

Atherosclerosis
Volume 205, Issue 2 , Pages 391-395 , August 2009

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