Increased Endothelial Cell Apoptosis in Symptomatic High-grade Carotid Artery Stenosis: Preliminary Data

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 65-68

  Trostdorf, F ^a   Landgraf, C ^a   Kablau, M ^b   Schmitz Rixen, T ^a   Sitzer, M ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Atherosclerosis; Carotid arteries; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

CD31 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; SURGICAL PATIENT; THROMBOGENESIS;

AGED; APOPTOSIS; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33845217069     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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