Turning up the heat: Heat shock proteins, hypertension and cardiovascular risk

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1713-1714

  Thomas, Merlin C ^a   Cooper, Mark E ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHEAR STRESS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0036732581     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200209000-00010     Document Type: Note

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