Activated inflammatory cells are associated with plaque rupture in carotid artery stenosis

Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 757-764

  Carr, Sandra C ^a   Farb, Andrew ^a   Pearce, William H ^a   Virmani, Renu ^a   Yao, James S T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0030766464     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6060(97)90084-2     Document Type: Article

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