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Research Article

The influence of hydrophilic 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor (pravastatin) on gelatinase activity in vitro

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Pages 924-926 | Received 20 May 2008, Accepted 11 Oct 2008, Published online: 07 Aug 2009

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