Quantitative analysis of inflammatory cells in aortic atherosclerosis of young adults

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-10

  Vince, D Geoffrey ^a   Demirkaya, Omer ^b   Cothren, Robert M ^a   Cornhill, J Fredrick ^a,b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN; LEUKOSIALIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030023535     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1054-8807(95)00031-3     Document Type: Article

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