Endothelial Function and Novel Adhesion Molecule CD44 in Kidney Allograft Recipients

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3470-3473

  Malyszko, J ^a   Malyszko, J S ^a   Pawlak, K ^a   Mysliwiec, M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CREATININE; HERMES ANTIGEN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; PLASMIN ANTIPLASMIN COMPLEX; THROMBIN ACTIVATABLE FIBRINOLYSIS INHIBITOR; THROMBIN ANTITHROMBIN COMPLEX; THROMBOMODULIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENDOTHELIUM; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD44; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-6; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; THROMBOMODULIN; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 57549090052     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.03.163     Document Type: Article

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