Connexin43 gene expression in the rabbit arterial wall: Effects of hypercholesterolemia, balloon injury and their combination

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-30

  Polacek, Denise ^b   Bech, Fritz ^a   McKinsey, James F ^a   Davies, Peter F ^b  

^a Departments of Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Connexin43; Gap junctions; In situ hybridization; Macrophage foam cells; Rabbit model; Smooth muscle cells

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; FOAM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ILIAC ARTERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; VASCULAR LESION;

EID: 0031049372     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: 14230135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000159198     Document Type: Article

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