Monocytes/macrophages in atherosclerosis

European Cytokine Network

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 701-703

  Plenz, Gabriele ^a   Robenek, Horst ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Foam cells; Lipoprotein receptors; Receptor mediated endocytosis

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; LIPID;

ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOAM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; MONOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CYTOKINES; FOAM CELLS; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; MACROPHAGES; MONOCYTES; RECEPTORS, LDL;

EID: 0032409638     PISSN: 11485493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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