The resistance of the IMA to atherosclerosis might be associated with its higher eNOS, ACE and ET-A receptor immunoreactivity

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1308-

  Zulli, Anthony ^a   Hare, David L ^a   Horrigan, Mark ^b   Buxton, Brian F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL FUNCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SAPHENOUS VEIN;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MAMMARY ARTERIES; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; RECEPTOR, ENDOTHELIN A;

EID: 0038108633     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000078902.50489.9B     Document Type: Letter

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