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Introduction: NATO Advanced Study Institute on Regression of Atherosclerotic Lesions

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Since the arteries of most living adults in the Western World presumably have atherosclerotic plaques and their progression may lead to infirmity or death, the possibility that plaques can regress has considerable practical significance. Therefore, atherosclerosis regression is a subject of importance to both experimentalists and clinicians.

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  1. Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases, Oregon Regional Primate Research Center and Oregon Health Sciences University, 505 N. W. 185th Avenue, Beaverton, Or, 97006, USA

    M. R. Malinow

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  1. Oregon Regional Primate Research Center, Beaverton, Oregon, USA

    M. Rene Malinow

  2. Department of Clinical Chemistry, A. Z. St. Jan Hospital, Brugge, Belgium

    Victor H. Blaton

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Malinow, M.R. (1984). Introduction: NATO Advanced Study Institute on Regression of Atherosclerotic Lesions. In: Malinow, M.R., Blaton, V.H. (eds) Regression of Atherosclerotic Lesions. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1773-0_1

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