Distribution of cell replication and apoptosis in atherosclerotic plaques of cholesterol-fed rabbits

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 115-124

  Kockx, Mark M ^a   De Meyer, Guido R Y ^b   Muhring, Johannes ^a   Bult, Hidde ^b   Bultinck, Jozef ^a   Herman, Arnold G ^b  

^a MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Atherosclerosis; Cell replication; Cholesterol; Foam cells; In situ end labeling; Smooth muscle cell

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CELL DIVISION; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOAM CELL; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0030034534     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9150(95)05691-2     Document Type: Article

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