MicroRNAs and cardiac pathology

Nature Reviews Cardiology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 418-429

  Latronico, Michael V G ^a   Condorelli, Gianluiǵi ^b  

^a IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84984778847     PISSN: 17595002     EISSN: 17595010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrcardio.2009.56     Document Type: Review

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