Periadventitial fat: Regional source of inflammation in atherosclerosis

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 346-347

  Tellides, George ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTE; ADVENTITIA; ARTERY WALL; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY FAT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; EDITORIAL; EPICARDIUM; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; PATHOGENESIS; PERIADVENTITIAL FAT; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; METABOLISM; NOTE; RISK FACTOR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33847645497     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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