Endothelin-1 is increased overlying atherosclerotic plaques in human arteries

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-35

  Jones, Gregory T ^a   Van Rij, André M ^a   Solomon, Clive ^a   Thomson, Ian A ^a   Packer, Stephen G K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; En face; Endothelin; Endothelium; Immunohistochemistry; Leucocytes; von Willebrand factor

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; FOAM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029996829     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9150(95)05773-0     Document Type: Article

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