C-reactive protein, metabolic syndrome, and end organ damage

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1620-1622

  Teoh, Hwee ^a   Verma, Subodh ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; ORGAN INJURY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ALBUMINURIA; CARDIOMEGALY; INTIMA; METABOLISM; NOTE; PATHOLOGY;

ALBUMINURIA; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOMEGALY; HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 36048964917     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2007.07.002     Document Type: Editorial

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