Using mice to dissect genetic factors in atherosclerosis

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1501-1509

  Allayee, Hooman ^a   Ghazalpour, Anatole ^a   Lusis, Aldons J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Genetic factors

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOCHEMISTRY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; MICE;

EID: 0041689976     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000090886.40027.DC     Document Type: Short Survey

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