Death of smooth muscle cells and expression of mediators of apoptosis by T lymphocytes in human abdominal aortic aneurysms

Circulation

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 96-104

  Henderson, E Lynne ^a   Geng, Yong Jian ^b   Sukhova, Galina K ^a   Whittemore, Anthony D ^a   Knox, James ^a   Libby, Peter ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Apoptosis; Cells; Lymphocytes; Muscle, smooth

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGAND BINDING; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MEDIATOR RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; PULSATILE FLOW; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0033547729     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.99.1.96     Document Type: Article

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