Lipid composition in atheromatous plaque: Evaluation of the lipid three-phase percentage

Life Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 2689-2694

  Marinello, Enrico ^a   Setacci, Carlo ^a   Giubbolini, Michele ^a   Cinci, Giuliano ^a   Frosi, Barbara ^a   Porcelli, Brunetta ^a   Terzuoli, Lucia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid plaque; Lipid; Roozeboom triangle

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHOLIPID DERIVATIVE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID COMPOSITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0345073757     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(03)00185-1     Document Type: Article

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