The activity of pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) as expressed by immunohistochemistry in atherothrombotic plaques obtained by aspiration thrombectomy in patients presenting with a ST-elevation myocardial infarction: A brief communication

Thrombosis Journal

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Brügger Andersen, Trygve ^a,b   Bostad, Leif ^a,c   Sandnes, Dagny A ^a   Larsen, Alf Inge ^a,b   Bonarjee, Vernon V S ^a,b   Barvik, Ståle ^a,b   Melberg, Tor ^a,b   Nilsen, Dennis W T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN A;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO STUDY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THROMBUS ASPIRATION;

EID: 77649277385     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14779560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-9560-8-1     Document Type: Article

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