Dysfunction of AQP7 in the periadventitial fat: A novel trigger of atherosclerosis

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-95

  He, Zhi Qing ^a   Liang, Chun ^a   Wang, Hua ^a   Wu, Zong Gui ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 7; GLYCEROL;

ADVENTITIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LIPID STORAGE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFECT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VASCULAR TISSUE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AQUAPORINS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 36348939791     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2007.04.022     Document Type: Article

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