Immunohistochemical detection of platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) in the aortic wall of atherosclerotic rabbits

International Angiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 249-251

  Agapitos, Emmanuel ^a   Karayannacos, Panayotis ^a   Donta, Ismene ^a   Kotsarelis, Despina ^a   Iliopoulos, Demetrios ^a   Davaris, Panayotis ^a   Gugulakis, Alexander ^a   Sehas, Michael ^a   Skalkeas, Gregorios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Platelet derived growth factor

Indexed keywords

PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; AORTA; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; RABBITS; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 0029804690     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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