Scanning electron microscopy examination of endothelium morphology in human carotid plaques

Micron

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 532-536

  Congiu, Terenzio ^a   Schembri, Laura ^a   Tozzi, Matteo ^a   Guasti, Luigina ^a   Maio, Ramona Consuelo ^a   Cosentino, Marco ^a   Marino, Franca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Endothelial dysfunction; Human carotid plaque; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BASAL LAMINA; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMIES; CAROTID PLAQUES; CONNECTIVE TISSUES; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HEALTHY SUBJECTS; INFLAMMATORY PROCESS; IRREGULAR SHAPE; MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES; SEM; SEM ANALYSIS; TISSUE MANIPULATION;

BIOINFORMATICS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; ELECTRONS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; SCANNING; SELF ASSEMBLY; TISSUE;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGED; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77954387229     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2010.01.006     Document Type: Article

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