Leukocyte-endothelium interaction during the early stages of hypercholesterolemia in the rabbit: Role of P-selectin, ICAM-1, and VCAM-1

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1093-1100

  Scalia, Rosario ^a   Appel III, James Z ^a   Lefer, Allan M ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell adhesion molecules; Intravital microscopy; Microvascular endothelium; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; NITRIC OXIDE; PADGEM PROTEIN; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKOCYTE ADHERENCE; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0031878223     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.18.7.1093     Document Type: Article

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