Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 8 , Pages 280-284 , November 2006

Histamine Network in Atherosclerosis

  • Akihide Tanimoto
    • ,
  • Yasuyuki Sasaguri
    • ,
  • Hiroshi Ohtsu

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Hiroshi Ohtsu, Department of Applied Quantum Medical Engineering, School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Aza-Aoba 6-6-01-2, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8579, Japan. Tel.: (+81)-22-795-7930; fax: (+81)-22-795-7930.

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doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2006.06.001

Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 8 , Pages 280-284 , November 2006

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