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The Effects of Smoking on Levels of Endothelial Progenitor Cells and Microparticles in the Blood of Healthy Volunteers

BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoking, both active and passive, is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in cardiovascular disease. To assess the impact of brief smoking on the vasculature, we determined levels of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and circulating microparticles...

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Autores principales: Mobarrez, Fariborz, Antoniewicz, Lukasz, Bosson, Jenny A., Kuhl, Jeanette, Pisetsky, David S., Lundbäck, Magnus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3938677/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24587320
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090314