Vascular remodeling in varicose veins

Angiology

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 871-877

  Kockx, Mark M ^a   Knaapen, Michiel W M ^a   Bortier, Hilde E ^b   Cromheeke, Kristel M ^a   Boutherin Falson, Odile ^c   Finet, Michel ^c  

^a MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c Research Center Innothéra   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ELASTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VARICOSIS; VEIN STRIPPING; VEIN WALL;

EID: 0031798085     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331979804901101     Document Type: Article

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