The liver sieve and atherosclerosis

Pathology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 181-186

  Fraser, Robin ^a   Cogger, Victoria C ^c   Dobbs, Bruce ^a,b   Jamieson, Hamish ^b   Warren, Alessandra ^c   Hilmer, Sarah N ^c   Le Couteur, David G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b CANTERBURY DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Atherosclerosis; Chylomicron remnant; Diabetes mellitus; Fenestration; Hyperlipidaemia; Liver disease; Liver sieve; Liver sinusoidal endothelial cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863640568     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAT.0b013e328351bcc8     Document Type: Article

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