Cytokines and metabolic syndrome: The perfect storm for arterial aging

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 284-285

  Rizza, Stefano ^a   Federici, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Inflammation; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE;

AGING; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; INFLAMMATION; METABOLIC DISORDER; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR DISEASE;

AGING; ARTERIES; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X;

EID: 79953065002     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.01.027     Document Type: Note

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