Inflammation in atherosclerotic plaques: A clinically crucial event

Fibrinolysis and Proteolysis

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages 125-128

  Van Der Wal, A C ^a   Koch, K T ^a   Piek, J J ^a   De Boer, O J ^a   Becker, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; LIPID OXIDATION; MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0030664240     PISSN: 13690191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-9499(97)80036-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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