Statins as anti-inflammatory agents in atherogenesis: molecular mechanisms and lessons from the recent clinical trials.

scientific article published in January 2012

Statins as anti-inflammatory agents in atherogenesis: molecular mechanisms and lessons from the recent clinical trials. is …
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P356DOI10.2174/138161212799504803
P932PMC publication ID3394171
P698PubMed publication ID22364136
P5875ResearchGate publication ID221860379

P50authorKeith ChannonQ56420294
P2093author name stringCharalambos Antoniades
Marios Margaritis
Regent Lee
Alexios S Antonopoulos
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P275copyright licenseCreative Commons Attribution 2.5 GenericQ18810333
P433issue11
P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P921main subjectatherosclerosisQ12252367
anti-inflammatory agentQ581996
statinQ954845
mechanism of actionQ3271540
P5008on focus list of Wikimedia projectScienceSourceQ55439927
P304page(s)1519-1530
P577publication date2012-01-01
P1433published inCurrent Pharmaceutical DesignQ5195068
P1476titleStatins as anti-inflammatory agents in atherogenesis: molecular mechanisms and lessons from the recent clinical trials
P478volume18