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Resveratrol Confers Endothelial Protection in Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by grants from the American Federation for Aging Research (to AC), the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Alumni Association (to AC), the American Diabetes Association (to ZU) and the NIH (AT006526 and HL077256).

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Ungvari, Z., Csiszar, A. Resveratrol Confers Endothelial Protection in Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 25, 111–113 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10557-010-6267-3

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