Relation between endothelial cell apoptosis and blood flow direction in human atherosclerotic plaques

Circulation

Volumn 101, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 2450-2453

  Tricot, Olivier ^a   Mallat, Ziad ^a   Heymes, Christophe ^a   Belmin, Joël ^b   Lesèche, Guy ^c   Tedgui, Alain ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^b Hopital Rene Muret Bigottini   (France)

^c BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Atherosclerosis; Blood flow; Endothelium; Stress, mechanical

Indexed keywords

CD31 ANTIGEN; KI 67 ANTIGEN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0034737984     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.101.21.2450     Document Type: Article

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