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D‑ribose: Potential clinical applications in congestive heart failure and diabetes, and its complications (Review)
- Authors:
- Shuai Li
- Juanjing Wang
- Yutian Xiao
- Li Zhang
- Jinren Fang
- Nanyang Yang
- Zhixia Zhang
- Moussa Ide Nasser
- Hui Qin
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Affiliations: Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421000, P.R. China, School of Pharmaceutical Science, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421000, P.R. China, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510100, P.R. China - Published online on: March 17, 2021 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.9927
- Article Number: 496
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Copyright: © Li et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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