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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Arterial tissue and plasma concentration of enzymatic-driven oxysterols are associated with severe peripheral atherosclerotic disease and systemic inflammatory activity

V. W. M. VirginioLipid Laboratory and Center for Medicine and Experimental Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil;Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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V. S. NunesLipids Laboratory (LIM-10), Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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F. A. MouraDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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F. H. MenezesDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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N. A. AndreolloDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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F. RogerioDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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D. Z. ScherrerLipid Laboratory and Center for Medicine and Experimental Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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E. C. R. QuintãoLipids Laboratory (LIM-10), Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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E. NakandakareLipids Laboratory (LIM-10), Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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O. PetrucciDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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W. Nadruz-JuniorDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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E. C. de FariaLipid Laboratory and Center for Medicine and Experimental Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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A. C. SpositoDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 199-203 | Received 05 Sep 2014, Accepted 25 Nov 2014, Published online: 26 Dec 2014

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