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Atorvastatin Neutralizes the Up-Regulation of Thrombospondin-1 Induced by Thrombin in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells

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Pages 233-238 | Received 10 May 2007, Accepted 07 Aug 2007, Published online: 13 Jul 2009

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