Advances in Pharmacological Sciences
Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 507151, 14 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/507151
Review Article
Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Heparin and Its Derivatives: A Systematic Review
1Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2Faculty of Pharmacy, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
3Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Received 24 February 2015; Accepted 24 April 2015
Academic Editor: Berend Olivier
Copyright © 2015 Sarah Mousavi et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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