Dielectric relaxation of a protein-water system in atherosclerotic artery wall

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 525-529

  Brzezinski J ^a   Oszkinis, G ^a   Marzec, Ewaklcde ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Atherosclerotic artery; Collagen; Decomposition; Dielectric properties; Elastin

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; COLLAGEN; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; PROTEINS; TISSUE; WATER;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC ARTERY; ELASTIN;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM;

COLLAGEN; ELASTIN; PROTEIN; PROTON; WATER;

ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COLLAGEN METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROGEN BOND; LEG ARTERY; LEG DISEASE; MALE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLARIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTON TRANSPORT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ARTERIES; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WATER; COLLAGEN; ELASTIN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 34250208484     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-007-0181-2     Document Type: Article

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