The role of interleukin-4 and interleukin-12 in the progression of atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1117-1125

  Davenport, Piers ^a   Tipping, Peter G ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; AORTA ARCH; AORTA ROOT; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE 3; IMMUNITY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

EID: 0042926424     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9440(10)63471-2     Document Type: Article

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