A novel hypothesis of atherosclerosis: EPCs-mediated repair-to-injury

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 838-841

  Zhang, Ming ^a   Zhou, Sheng hua ^a   Li, Xu ping ^a   Shen, Xiang Qian ^a   Fang, Zhen fei ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; BONE MARROW DEPRESSION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CELL COUNT; CELL FUNCTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BONE MARROW CELLS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK FACTORS; STEM CELLS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 39849087871     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2007.06.041     Document Type: Article

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