Expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in human coronary atherosclerotic plaque

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 465-472

  Depre, Christophe ^a   Havaux, Xavier ^a   Renkin, Jean ^a   Vanoverschelde, Jean Louis J ^a   Wijns, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Belgium)

^b CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cytokines; Macrophage; Nitric oxide; Unstable angina

Indexed keywords

3 NITROTYROSINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; ATHERECTOMY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THROMBOGENESIS; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; VASOSPASM;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; TYROSINE;

EID: 0033014071     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(98)00304-6     Document Type: Article

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