Atherogenic progression of carotid stenosis associates selectively with monocyte fraction in circulating leukocytes

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 307-310

  Boyajian, R A ^a   Otis, S M ^a  

^a SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherogenesis; Atherosclerosis; Carotid stenosis; Duplex ultrasonography; Leukocyte; Monocyte; Plaque; Systemic immunity

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOCYTE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MONOCYTES; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 0036042691     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2002.00385.x     Document Type: Article

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