Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 77-83 , April 2007

Rebuilding the Coronary Vasculature: Hedgehog as a New Candidate for Pharmacologic Revascularization

  • Kory J. Lavine

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Kory J. Lavine, Washington University Medical School, Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Campus Box 8103, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St Louis, MO 63110, USA. Tel.: (+1) 314-362-5074; fax: (+1) 314-362-7058.
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  • David M. Ornitz

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doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2007.01.002

Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 77-83 , April 2007

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