Effect of simvastatin on the atherosclerotic plaque stability and the angiogenesis in the atherosclerotic plaque of rabbits

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 3061-3066

  Zhang, Lu ^a   Jiang, Yue Rong ^a   Xue, Mei ^a   Wu, Cai Feng ^a   Wang, Jing Shang ^a   Yin, Hui Jun ^a  

^a XIYUAN HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Atherosclerosis; Simvastatin; The plaque stability

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77952814672     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-009-0509-4     Document Type: Article

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