Atherosclerosis
Volume 204, Issue 1 , Pages 20-22 , May 2009

Endothelial progenitor cells as resident accessory cells for post-ischemic angiogenesis

Received 5 November 2008

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PII: S0021-9150(09)00054-9

doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.01.011

Atherosclerosis
Volume 204, Issue 1 , Pages 20-22 , May 2009

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