Glycocalyx and its involvement in clinical pathophysiologies

Journal of Intensive Care

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Ushiyama, Akira ^a   Kataoka, Hanae ^b   Iijima, Takehiko ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^b SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endothelial surface layer; Glycocalyx; Heparan sulfate; Hyaluronan; Lectin; Leukocyte; Sepsis; Starling's law; Syndecan 1; Vascular permeability

Indexed keywords

BIGLYCAN; DECORIN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; GLYPICAN; HYALURONIC ACID; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; PERLECAN; SYNDECAN 1; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1; VASCULOTROPIN;

APACHE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; GLYCOCALYX; HUMAN; INTRAVITAL MICROSCOPY; LASER MICROSCOPY; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 84997112349     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20520492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40560-016-0182-z     Document Type: Review

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