Autophagy in atherosclerosis: A potential drug target for plaque stabilization

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2787-2791

  Schrijvers, Dorien M ^a   De Meyer, Guido R Y ^a   Martinet, Wim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; autophagy; cell death; pharmacology; plaque stabilization

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; AUTOLYSOSOME; AUTOPHAGY; CELL DEATH; DRUG TARGETING; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; INHIBITION KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOPHAGY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MICE; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; RABBITS; SIROLIMUS;

EID: 81755178342     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: 15244636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.111.224899     Document Type: Article

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