Atherosclerosis
Volume 210, Issue 1 , Pages 71-77 , May 2010

Palmitic acid promotes endothelial progenitor cells apoptosis via p38 and JNK mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways

Received 26 March 2009 ,Revised 23 October 2009 ,Accepted 23 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.10.032

Atherosclerosis
Volume 210, Issue 1 , Pages 71-77 , May 2010

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