Atherosclerotic plaque caps are locally weakened when macrophages density is increased

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 87-90

  Lendon, Corinne L ^a   Davies, M J ^b   Born, G V R ^a   Richardson, P D ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Monocyte density; Plaque rupture; Plaque ulceration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AORTA; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BIOMECHANICS; CELL COUNT; HUMAN; IN VITRO; MACROPHAGES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025980167     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9150(91)90235-U     Document Type: Article

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