Autophagy in atherosclerosis: A phenomenon found in human carotid atherosclerotic plaques

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 69-74

  Liu, Hui Hui ^a   Cao, Yong Jun ^a   Tong, Tong ^a   Shi, Ji Jun ^a   Zhang, Yan Lin ^a   Yang, Ya Ping ^a,b   Liu, Chun Feng ^a,b  

^a THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Autophagy; Endothelial cells; Macrophages; Smooth muscle cells

Indexed keywords

MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1; MYELIN; LIGHT CHAIN 3, HUMAN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOPHAGY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CELL INCLUSION; CELL VACUOLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGHT CHAIN; MACROPHAGE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WESTERN BLOTTING; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOPHAGY; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC;

EID: 84930746380     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0366-6999.147815     Document Type: Article

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