Noninvasive Detection of Plaque Instability with Use of Radiolabeled Annexin A5 in Patients with Carotid-Artery Atherosclerosis [8] (multiple letters)

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 350, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 1472-1473

  Kietselaer, Bas L J H ^a   Reutelingsperger, Chris P M ^a   Heidendal, Guido A K ^a   Daemen, Mat J A P ^a   Mess, Werner H ^a   Hofstra, Leonard ^a   Narula, Jagat ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPOCORTIN 5;

APOPTOSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; ENDARTERECTOMY; HUMAN; ISOTOPE LABELING; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 1842483342     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200404013501425     Document Type: Letter

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