Age-related changes in amounts and concentrations of collagen and elastin in normotensive human thoracic aorta

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 245, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-84

  Cattell, M Anne ^a   Anderson, John C ^a   Hasleton, Philip S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Collagen; Elastin; Thoracic aorta

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ELASTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; AORTA; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030023245     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-8981(95)06174-6     Document Type: Article

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