Chylomicron-remnant-induced foam cell formation and cytotoxicity: A possible mechanism of cell death in atherosclerosis

Clinical Science

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 183-192

  Yu, Kenneth C W ^a   Mamo, John C L ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Foam cells; Macrophages; Smooth muscle cells

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL; CHYLOMICRON; FATTY ACID; FREE RADICAL; LIPID; OXYSTEROL; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTERY MUSCLE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FOAM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

EID: 0033963918     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0980183     Document Type: Article

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