The role of a putative microfibrillar protein (80 kDa) in abdominal aortic aneurysm disease

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-29

  Chew, David K W ^a,b   Knoetgen III, James ^a   Xia, Shichao ^a   Tilson, M David ^a,b  

^a Columbia Univ Coll of Phys/Surgs ^*  (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Autoimmunity; Microfibrillar proteins

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; COLLAGEN FIBER; GUANIDINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADVENTITIA; AORTA; AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOIMMUNITY; FIBER; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING;

EID: 0043235842     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4804(03)00208-7     Document Type: Article

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