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Research Article

Carvastatin suppresses intimal thickening of rabbit carotid artery after balloon catheter injury probably through the inhibition of vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration

M Komukai * The Second Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Chiba University,; Department of Bioscience Research, Senga Pharmaceutical Laboratory Inc., and
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Y Saitoh-Wajima * The Second Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Chiba University,
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J Tashiro * The Second Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Chiba University,
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M Shinomiya Saiseikai-Funabashi Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Bioscience Research, Senga Pharmaceutical Laboratory Inc., and
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Y Saito * The Second Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Chiba University,
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N Morisaki * The Second Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Chiba University,
Pages 159-166 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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