Vasa vasorum hypoxia: Initiation of atherosclerosis

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-41

  Järvilehto, Matti ^a   Tuohimaa, Pentti ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; NICOTINE;

ARTERIAL CIRCULATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CELL STRUCTURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOXIA; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASA VASORUM;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL HYPOXIA; FATTY ACIDS; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; VASA VASORUM;

EID: 64749099202     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.11.046     Document Type: Article

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