Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-20

  George, Sarah Jane ^a   Lyon, Cressida ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Fatty streak formation; Foam cells; Plaque rupture; Proinflammatory cytokines; VSMCs

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053255719     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527629589.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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