Cathepsins in heart disease-chewing on the heartache?
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2 3 Cathepsins in Heart Disease – Chewing on the Heartache? 4 5 6 7 8 9 Jordan Blondelle, Stephan Lange, Barry H. Greenberg and Randy T. Cowling 10 11 12 13 Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine 14 University of California, San Diego 15 16 17 Author contributions: all authors contributed to the writing of this editorial 18 19 20 21 22 Address for Correspondence: Randy T. Cowling 23 9500 Gilman Drive 24 Mail Code 0663 25 La Jolla, CA 92093-0663 26 Tel: 858-822-0325 27 Fax: 858-822-4639 28 Email: [email protected] 29 30 Articles in PresS. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (March 6, 2015). doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00125.2015
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عنوان ژورنال:
- American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology
دوره 308 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015