Perfused human saphenous veins for the study of the origin of varicose veins: Role of the endothelium and of hypoxia

International Angiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 134-141

  Michiels, C ^a   Arnould, Th ^a   Thibaut Vercruyssen, R ^a   Bouaziz, N ^a   Janssens, D ^a   Remacle, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cell hypoxia; Endothelium; Saphenous vein

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; GROWTH FACTOR; LEUKOTRIENE B4; PROTEINASE; SUPEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOXIA; INTIMA; LEG VARICOSIS; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; LEUKOCYTE ADHERENCE; NEUTROPHIL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VEIN WALL; VENOUS STASIS;

CELL ADHESION; CELL HYPOXIA; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; LEUKOTRIENE B4; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NEUTROPHIL ACTIVATION; NEUTROPHILS; PERFUSION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SUPEROXIDES; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 0030809423     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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