Animal model that mimics atherosclerotic plaque rupture

Circulation Research

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 705-713

  Rekhter, Mark D ^a   Hicks, Gary W ^a   Brammer, David W ^a   Work, Carolyn W ^b   Kim, Jong Seung ^b   Gordon, David ^a,b   Keiser, Joan A ^a   Ryan, Michael J ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Catheter; Plaque; Rupture; Thrombus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BALLOON CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RUPTURE; STRENGTH; THORACIC AORTA;

EID: 0032487371     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.83.7.705     Document Type: Article

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