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Toll-like receptor modulation: A novel therapeutic strategy in cardiovascular disease?

Athanasios Katsargyris National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ‘LAIKON’ Hospital, Vascular Division, 1st Department of Surgery, 75, Mikras Asias street, Goudi, 11527 Athens, Greece; National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Athens, Greece +30 210 7462413; +30 210 7716098; [email protected]
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Chris Klonaris National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ‘LAIKON’ Hospital, Vascular Division, 1st Department of Surgery, 75, Mikras Asias street, Goudi, 11527 Athens, Greece
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Elias Bastounis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ‘LAIKON’ Hospital, Vascular Division, 1st Department of Surgery, 75, Mikras Asias street, Goudi, 11527 Athens, Greece
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Stamatios Theocharis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Athens, Greece +30 210 7462413; +30 210 7716098; [email protected]
Pages 1329-1346 | Published online: 14 Oct 2008

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