Animal, in vitro, and ex vivo models of flow-dependent atherosclerosis: Role of oxidative stress

Antioxidants and Redox Signaling

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1433-1448

  Rezvan, Amir ^a   Ni, Chih Wen ^b   Alberts Grill, Noah ^a   Jo, Hanjoong ^a,b,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Emory University   (United States)

^c Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERY INJURY; ARTERY LIGATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; BYPASS SURGERY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPLETE LIGATION; DEVICE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EX VIVO STUDY; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IN VITRO STUDY; INCOMPLETE LIGATION; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTIAL LIGATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS;

ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79960780722     PISSN: 15230864     EISSN: 15577716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ars.2010.3365     Document Type: Review

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