Micro-ultrasound imaging assessment of carotid plaque characteristics in apolipoprotein-E knockout mice

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 64-71

  Ni, Mei ^a   Zhang, Mei ^a   Ding, Shi Fang ^a   Chen, Wen Qiang ^a   Zhang, Yun ^a  

^a BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Mice; Micro ultrasound imaging; Plaque

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY FLOW; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LIPID DIET; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 39449139072     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.07.039     Document Type: Article

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