Carotid barochemoreceptor pathological findings regarding carotid plaque status and aging

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Milei, José ^a   Lavezzi, Anna M ^b   Bruni, Barbara ^b   Grana, Daniel R ^a   Azzato, Francisco ^a   Matturri, Luigi ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Atherosclerosis; Carotid body; Carotid glomus; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTERIAL CIRCULATION; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; ATROPHY; AUTOPSY; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID BODY; CAROTID SINUS; CAROTID SINUS PRESSORECEPTOR; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LOSS; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MACROPHAGE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS;

EID: 60849106354     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(09)70023-6     Document Type: Article

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