Pathogenesis of spontaneous cervico-cerebral artery dissection. A hypothesis and a review of the literature

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 453-457

  Lelong, D C ^a   Logak, M ^b  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTERY DYSPLASIA; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTERY WALL; BRAIN ARTERY; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; ENZYME REGULATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

EID: 1642280087     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2003.10.006     Document Type: Article

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