Atherosclerosis - Progression as a result of unspecific activation of the immune system;Atherosklerose - Progression durch unspezifische aktivierung des immunsystems

Medizinische Klinik

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 229-235

  Lehr, Hans Anton ^a   Sagban, Tolga Atilla ^a   Kirkpatrick, C James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Immune System; Inflammation; Plaque Rupture; Reactive Oxygen Species; Response to Injury

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MONOCYTES; RISK FACTORS; VASCULITIS;

ANIMALIA; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0037090510     PISSN: 07235003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00063-002-1143-y     Document Type: Review

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