Atherosclerosis
Volume 212, Issue 1 , Pages 48-54 , September 2010

Atherosclerosis in Octodon degus (degu) as a model for human disease

Received 18 January 2010 ,Revised 30 April 2010 ,Accepted 1 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2010.06.004

Atherosclerosis
Volume 212, Issue 1 , Pages 48-54 , September 2010

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