Simvastatin and Losartan Differentially and Synergistically Inhibit Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein |
Lee, Bok-Soo
(Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Choi, Jin-Yong (Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Kim, Joo-Yun (Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Han, Seul-Hee (Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Park, Jeong-Euy (Department of Cardiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) |
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