Platelet-activating factor-acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) activity in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)

R. Quarck, E. Ninio, H. Durand, W. Daenen, D. Marion (Leuven, Belgium; Paris, France)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Pulmonary hypertension: pathophysiology
Session: Pulmonary hypertension: pathophysiology
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4429
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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