Neutrophils in atherosclerosis: From mice to man

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 288-295

  Döring, Yvonne ^a   Drechsler, Maik ^a,b   Soehnlein, Oliver ^a,b,c   Weber, Christian ^a,c  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c DZHK GERMAN CENTRE FOR CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; inflammation; leukocyte

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LEUKOCYTE ADHERENCE; NEUTROPHIL; NEUTROPHILIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

AUTACOID;

ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MICE; NEUTROPHILS; PHENOTYPE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84921962957     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: 15244636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.114.303564     Document Type: Article

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