Serum amyloid A protein and carotid intima-media thickness in healthy young subjects

Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 299-300

  Uurtuya, Shuumarjav ^a   Kotani, Kazuhiko ^a   Koibuchi, Harumi ^a   Taniguchi, Nobuyuki ^a   Yamada, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atherosclerotic marker; C reactive protein; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID A PROTEIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 70350228426     PISSN: 13403478     EISSN: 18803873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5551/jat.E901     Document Type: Article

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