C-reactive protein: More than just a marker of inflammation?

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1748-1749

  Stumpf, Christian ^a   Hilgers, Karl F ^b  

^a Department of Cardiology   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

EID: 73249116184     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32832f4c64     Document Type: Note

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