Matrix vesicles in the fibrous cap of atherosclerotic plaque: Possible contribution to plaque rupture

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5B, 2008, Pages 2073-2082

  Bobryshev, Y V ^a,b   Killingsworth, M C ^b   Lord, R S A ^c,d   Grabs, A J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^c University of Southern Denmark   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artery; Atherosclerosis; Calcification; Matrix vesicles; Pathology

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CALCINOSIS; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMISTRY; CYTOPLASM VESICLE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; LASER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICRODISSECTION; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; RUPTURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CALCINOSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CYTOPLASMIC VESICLES; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; LASERS; LIPIDS; MALE; MICRODISSECTION; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 55149089038     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2008.00230.x     Document Type: Article

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