Detection and localization of tumor necrosis factor-α in WHHL rabbit arteries

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-89

  Lei, Xin ^a   Buja, L Maximilian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunocytochemistry; In situ transcription; TNF mRNA; WHHL rabbit

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOKINE; MESSENGER RNA; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0030599004     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9150(96)05863-7     Document Type: Article

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