Gene expression of tropoelastin is enhanced in the aorta proximal to the coarctation in rabbits

Experimental and Molecular Pathology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 115-123

  Xu, Chengpei ^a   Zarins, Christopher K ^a   Glagov, Seymour ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic coarctation; Atherosclerosis; Extracellular matrix; Hypertension; Tropoelastin

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TROPOELASTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA INTIMA; AORTA STENOSIS; ARTERY LESION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THORACIC AORTA; TUNICA MEDIA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0036346383     PISSN: 00144800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exmp.2002.2423     Document Type: Article

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