Highlights of the recent literature on abdominal aortic aneurysm research

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-4

  Kuivaniemi, Helena ^a   Ogata, Toru ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DNA; ELASTIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; KININOGEN; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; EDITORIAL; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PUBLICATION; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 29744433102     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-005-9167-4     Document Type: Note

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