A new HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, pitavastatin remarkably retards the progression of high cholesterol induced atherosclerosis in rabbits
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- 1 October 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Atherosclerosis
- Vol. 176 (2) , 255-263
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2003.12.034
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Funding Information
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (09470166, 13670704)
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