Pathomechanism of chronic venous insufficiency and leg ulcer

Acta Physiologica Hungarica

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-145

  Sándor, Tamás ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Leukocyte endothelium interactions; Valvular insufficiency; Venous outflow obstruction; White cell trapping

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN; FREE RADICAL; METALLOPROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYME RELEASE; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; LEG DISEASE; LEG ULCER; LEUKOCYTE; LIPID MEMBRANE; MICROCIRCULATION; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN ULCER; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN OCCLUSION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; LOWER EXTREMITY; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 4344597240     PISSN: 0231424X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/APhysiol.91.2004.2.5     Document Type: Article

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