In Vivo Assessment of the Effects of Ginsenoside Rb1 on Intimal Hyperplasia in ApoE Knockout Mice

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-32

  Chai, Hong ^a   Schultz, Geoff ^a   Aghaie, Kamran ^a   Zhou, Wei ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; GINSENOSIDE RB 1; HOMOCYSTEINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY FLOW; CAROTID ARTERY INJURY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GUIDE WIRE; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; CAROTID ARTERY INJURIES; GINSENOSIDES; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HOMOCYSTEINE; HYPERPLASIA; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 77953288079     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.01.026     Document Type: Article

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