Impaired progenitor cell activity in age-related endothelial dysfunction.

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Published in J Am Coll Cardiol on May 03, 2005

Authors

Christian Heiss1, Stefanie Keymel, Ulrike Niesler, Jutta Ziemann, Malte Kelm, Christoph Kalka

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1: Department of Cardiology, Pneumology, and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany.

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