Safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of oral apoA-I mimetic peptide D-4F in high-risk cardiovascular patients.

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Published in J Lipid Res on March 06, 2008

Authors

Leanne T Bloedon1, Richard Dunbar, Danielle Duffy, Paula Pinell-Salles, Robert Norris, Bruce J DeGroot, Rajesh Movva, Mohamad Navab, Alan M Fogelman, Daniel J Rader

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1: Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160, USA.

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