Could atherosclerosis originate from defective smooth muscle cell death (Apoptosis)?

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 405-408

  Rembold, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

APOPTOSIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0030362608     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.1996.0000     Document Type: Review

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