Largely Independent of Homocysteine Lowering Folic Acid Improves Endothelial Function in Coronary Artery Disease via Mechanisms

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  • Jonathan Goodfellow
  • Sagar N. Doshi
  • Ian F.W. McDowell
  • Stuart J. Moat
  • Nicola Payne
  • Hilary J. Durrant
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Sagar N. Doshi, Ian F.W. McDowell, Stuart J. Moat, Nicola Payne, Hilary J. Durrant, Malcolm Largely Independent of Homocysteine Lowering Folic Acid Improves Endothelial Function in Coronary Artery Disease via Mechanisms Print ISSN: 0009-7322. Online ISSN: 1524-4539 Copyright © 2002 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. is published by the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 Circulation doi: 10.1161/hc0102.101388 2002;105:22-26 Circulation. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/105/1/22 World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, is located on the

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تاریخ انتشار 2001