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Submitted on February 21, 2007
Revised on March 14, 2007

Microvascular Dysfunction. A Potential Pathophysiological Role in the Metabolic Syndrome

Erik H. Serné^*; Renate T. de Jongh; Etto C. Eringa; Richard G. IJzerman; and Coen D.A. Stehouwer

From the Department of Internal Medicine (E.H.S., R.T.d.J., R.G.I.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam; the Laboratory for Physiology (E.C.E.), Institute for Cardiovascular Research, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam; and the Department of Internal Medicine (C.D.A.S.), Academic Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands.

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: e.serné{at}vumc.nl.

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