Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 138-141 , May 2005

Hsp20 and Its Cardioprotection

  • Guo-Chang Fan
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  • Guoxiang Chu
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  • Evangelia G. Kranias

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Evangelia G. Kranias, PhD, Department of Pharmacology and Cell Biophysics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0575, USA. Tel.: (+1) 513-558-2377; fax: (1) 513-558-2269.

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doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2005.05.004

Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 138-141 , May 2005

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