Serum levels of the TGF-beta receptor are increased in atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 221-226

  Blann, A D ^a   Wang, J M ^b   Wilson, P B ^c   Kumar, S ^b  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Endothelial cells; Hypercholesterolaemia; Soluble E selectin; TGF beta receptor; Von Willebrand factor

Indexed keywords

CANCER GROWTH FACTOR; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; ENDOTHELIAL LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MOLECULE 1; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030039268     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9150(95)05713-7     Document Type: Article

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