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Dubchenco E.A.

Federal Center of Brain and Neurotechnologies

Ivanov A.V.

Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology

Boyko A.N.

Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University;
Federal Center of Brain Research and Neurotechnologies of the Federal Medical Biological Agency

Spirina N.N.

Yaroslavl State Medical University

Gusev E.I.

Pirogov National Research Medical University

Kubatiev A.A.

Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology

Hyperhomocysteinemia and endothelial dysfunction in patients with cerebral vascular and autoimmune diseases

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Dubchenco E.A., Ivanov A.V., Boyko A.N., Spirina N.N., Gusev E.I., Kubatiev A.A.

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Dubchenco EA, Ivanov AV, Boyko AN, Spirina NN, Gusev EI, Kubatiev AA. Hyperhomocysteinemia and endothelial dysfunction in patients with cerebral vascular and autoimmune diseases. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2019;119(11):133‑138. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro2019119111133

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