Endothelial glycocalyx structure in the intact carotid artery: A two-photon laser scanning microscopy study

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 297-306

  Reitsma, Sietze ^a   Oude Egbrink, Mirjam G A ^a   Vink, Hans ^a   Van Den Berg, Bernard M ^a   Lima Passos, Valéria ^b   Engels, Wim ^a   Slaaf, Dick W ^a,c   Van Zandvoort, Marc A M J ^a,d  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endothelial glycocalyx; Endothelial surface layer; Image analysis; Lectin; Multiphoton microscopy

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIDASE; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; GLYCOCALYX; LASER MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHEAT GERM;

ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; GLYCOCALYX; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININS;

EID: 79151480759     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: 14230135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000322176     Document Type: Article

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