Increased vein wall apoptosis in varicose vein disease is related to venous hypertension

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 533-539

  Filis, K ^a   Kavantzas, N ^a   Isopoulos, T ^a   Antonakis, P ^a   Sigalas, P ^a   Vavouranakis, E ^a   Sigala, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Immunochemistry; Varicose veins; Vein wall

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; KI 67 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL 6; PROTEIN BCL X; PROTEIN BCL XL; PROTEIN P53;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VARICOSIS; VEIN STRIPPING; VEIN WALL;

APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAPHENOUS VEIN; UP-REGULATION; VARICOSE VEINS; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 79953064631     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.11.033     Document Type: Article

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