Dramatic remodeling of advanced atherosclerotic plaques of the apolipoprotein e-deficient mouse in a novel transplantation model

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 541-547

  Reis, Ernane D ^a   Li, Jie ^a   Fayad, Zahi A ^a   Rong, James X ^a   Hansoty, Dipal ^a   Aguinaldo, Juan Gilberto ^a   Fallon, John T ^a   Fisher, Edward A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; AORTA; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE-1; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MODELS, ANIMAL; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE-1;

EID: 0035464860     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2001.115963     Document Type: Article

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