Circulating soluble CD44 is higher among women than men and is not associated with cardiovascular risk factors or subclinical atherosclerosis

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 139-141

  Sjöberg, Sara ^a   Fogelstrand, Linda ^a   Hulthe, Johannes ^a   Fagerberg, Björn ^a   Krettek, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERMES ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

ANTIGENS, CD44; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 12944322643     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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