Chronic inflammation and elastin degradation in abdominal aortic aneurysm disease: An immunohistochemical and electron microscopic study

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 313-319

  Satta, J ^a   Laurila, A ^a   Paakko, P ^a   Haukipuro, K ^a   Sormunen, R ^a   Parkkila, S ^a   Juvonen, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Chemotaxis; Elastin degradation; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ELASTIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE MEDIATED INJURY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031925999     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-5884(98)80034-8     Document Type: Article

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