Apoptosis of endothelial cells. Contribution to the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis?

European Cytokine Network

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 697-698

  Dimmeler, Stefanie ^a   Hermann, Corinna ^a   Zeiher, Andreas M ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anti oxidants; Bcl 2; Caspases; Endothelial cells; Nitric oxide; Oxidants; Shear stress

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ANTIOXIDANT; CYTOKINE; ESTROGEN; GLUCOSE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDIZED LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD FLOW; CELL DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 0032424180     PISSN: 11485493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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