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Thromb Haemost 2007; 98(05): 917-918
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-09-0567
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-09-0567
Editorial Focus
CXCL4 in atherosclerosis: Possible roles in monocyte arrest and macrophage foam cell formation
Financial support: This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (grant GL599/1–1 to C.A.G.) and by NIH grant HL58108 (to K.L.).
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Publication History
Received
19 September 2007
Accepted
19 September 2007
Publication Date:
30 November 2017 (online)
* After November 1, 2007 Division of Inflammation Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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