Immunohistochemical comparison of traditional and modified harvesting of the left internal mammary artery

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 290-295

  Buyukates, Mustafa ^a   Kandemir, Ozer ^a   Gun, Banu Dogan ^a   Aktunc, Erol ^a   Kurt, Tolga ^a  

^a Department of Urology Faculty of Medicine Karaelmas University Zonguldak   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass methods; Coronary disease surgery; Endothelium, vascular physiology; Graft occlusion, vascular; Graft survival; Immunohistochemistry; Internal mammary coronary artery anastomosis adverse effects methods

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAMMARY ARTERY; TUNICA MEDIA;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERNAL MAMMARY-CORONARY ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 35848944639     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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