Detection of visfatin level of plasma in patients with coronary artery diseases

Journal of Sichuan University (Medical Science)

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 322-324

  Fu, Hua ^a   Zhu, Ye ^a   You, Gui Ying ^a   Liu, Xiao Jing ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Gensini score; Visfatin

Indexed keywords

NICOTINAMIDE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICOTINAMIDE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 63449142501     PISSN: 1672173X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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