Role of the endothelium and blood stasis in the appearance of varicose veins

International Angiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-8

  Michiels, C ^a   Bouaziz, N ^a   Remacle, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Endothelium, vascular; Inflammation mediators; Ischemia; Therapy; Varicose veins; Varicose veins, etiology

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AUTACOID; DIOSMIN; ESCIN; GINGKOR FORT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GROWTH FACTOR; MELILOTUS EXTRACT; MONOXERUTIN; NAPHTHOQUINONE; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; PROCYANIDOL OLIGOMER; RUSCUS ACULEATUS EXTRACT; RUTOSIDE DERIVATIVE; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL PROTECTION; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENDOTHELIUM LESION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOXEMIA; INTIMA; ISCHEMIA; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MEDIATOR RELEASE; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VARICOSIS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VEIN DISEASE; VEIN PERMEABILITY; VEIN TONE; VEIN WALL;

ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HEMOSTASIS; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 0036228561     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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