Procalcitonin, c-reactive protein and neopterin levels in patients with coronary atherosclerosis

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 361-365

  Ilhan, Fulya ^a   Akbulut, Handan ^a   Karaca, Ilgm ^a   Godekmerdan, Ahmet ^a   Ilkay, Erdogan ^a   Bulut, Vedat ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; C reactive protein; Neopterin; Procalatonin

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; NEOPTERIN; PROCALCITONIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ANGINA PECTORIS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPTERIN; PROTEIN PRECURSORS;

EID: 23644445353     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.60.4.2004983     Document Type: Article

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