The role of interleukin-18 in the metabolic syndrome.

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Published in Cardiovasc Diabetol on March 23, 2010

Authors

Marius Trøseid1, Ingebjørg Seljeflot, Harald Arnesen

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1: Center for Clinical Heart Research, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Oslo, Norway. troseid@hotmail.com

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