Neovascular endothelial-cell activation: The link between angiogenesis, intimal leukocyte content, and development of symptomatic carotid occlusive disease

International Journal of Angiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-21

  Mofidi, R ^a,b   Crotty, T ^a   McCarthy, P ^a   Mehigan, D ^a   Sheehan, S J ^a   Keaveny, T V ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CD34 ANTIGEN; CD68 ANTIGEN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTIMA; LEUKOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 2942684868     PISSN: 10611711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1276435     Document Type: Article

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