Chymase-containing mast cells in human arterial intima: Implications for atherosclerotic disease

Heart and Vessels

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 12, 1997, Pages 125-127

  Kovanen, Petri T ^a  

^a WIHURI RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Chymase; Lipoproteins; Mast cells; Matrix metalloproteinases

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A; APOLIPOPROTEIN B100; CHYMASE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PROCOLLAGENASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ARTERY INTIMA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOAM CELL; HUMAN; MAST CELL; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANIMAL; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; COCULTURE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; INTIMA; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CHYMASES; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FOAM CELLS; HUMANS; MAST CELLS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 0031283345     PISSN: 09108327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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