Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 141-146 , July 2006

Cardioprotection by Adiponectin

  • Noriyuki Ouchi
    • ,
  • Rei Shibata
    • ,
  • Kenneth Walsh

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Kenneth Walsh, PhD, Molecular Cardiology/Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, W611, Boston, MA 02118, USA. Tel.: (+1) 617-414-2390; fax: (+1) 617-414-2391.

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doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2006.03.001

Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 141-146 , July 2006

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