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Pravastatin reduces steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head in SHRSP rats
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Although the definite cause of steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is unknown, peripheral circulatory failure, lipid metabolism disturbance, and increased oxidative stress are considered to be possible causes. We investigated whether pravastatin as a stat...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Informa Healthcare
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3278663/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22313369 http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2011.641103 |