Mechanisms of focal calcification in rabbit aortas: Role of calcifying vesicles

Journal of Investigative Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 402-411

  Hsu, Howard H T ^a   Tawfik, Ossama ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Calcifying vesicles; Intimal calcification

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CHOLESTEROL; EDETIC ACID; TRYPSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADVENTITIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33846321172     PISSN: 17088267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6650.2006.06020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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