A mathematical model of atherogenesis as an inflammatory response

Mathematical Medicine and Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 305-333

  Ibragimov, A I ^a   McNeal, C J ^b   Ritter, L R ^c   Walton, J R ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Atherogenesis; Atherosclerosis; Chemotaxis; Chemotaxis equations; Lesion progression

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; EQUATIONS OF STATE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LINEAR EQUATIONS; LIPIDS;

ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC LESIONS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMOTAXI; CHEMOTAXIS EQUATIONS; CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY; HUMAN ARTERY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE; LESION PROGRESSION;

DISEASES;

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; OXIDIZED LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHEMOTAXIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INFLAMMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PATHOGENESIS; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

EID: 31044433977     PISSN: 14778599     EISSN: 14778602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imammb/dqi011     Document Type: Article

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