Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 19, Issue 10 , Pages 720-728 , December 2009

Association of human cathelicidin (hCAP-18/LL-37) gene expression with cardiovascular disease risk factors

Received 17 June 2008 ,Revised 7 January 2009 ,Accepted 8 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.01.001

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 19, Issue 10 , Pages 720-728 , December 2009

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