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Original Article

Depletion of Alpha-Tocopherol in Human Atherosclerotic Lesions

K. L. H. Carpenter Division of Cellular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1QP, UK
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K. H. Cheeseman Department of Biology and Biochemistry, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, UK
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C. Van Der Veen Division of Cellular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1QP, UK
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S. E. Taylor Division of Cellular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1QP, UK
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M. K. Walker Department of Biology and Biochemistry, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, UK
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M. J. Mitchinson Division of Cellular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1QP, UK
Pages 549-558 | Received 03 Apr 1995, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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