3-Hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors, atorvastatin and simvastatin, induce apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells by downregulation of Bcl-2 expression and Rho A prenylation
- 1 March 2002
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Atherosclerosis
- Vol. 161 (1) , 17-26
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9150(01)00613-x
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