Concentrations of interleukins, interferon, and C-reactive protein in stable and unstable angina pectoris

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-136

  Yamashita, Haruyo ^a   Shimada, Kazunori ^a   Seki, Eriko ^a   Mokuno, Hiroshi ^a   Daida, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 18; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-18; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER;

EID: 0037298648     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)03097-7     Document Type: Article

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