Mathematical modeling of vascular endothelial layer maintenance: The role of endothelial cell division, progenitor cell homing, and telomere shortening

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 287, Issue 6 56-6, 2004, Pages

  Den Buijs, Jorn Op ^a   Musters, Mark ^a   Verrips, Theo ^b   Post, Jan Andries ^b   Braam, Branko ^c   Van Riel, Natal ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Computer simulation; Endothelial cells; Progenitor cells

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; BONE MARROW CELL; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL AGING; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TYPE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIFESPAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STEM CELL; STOCHASTIC MODEL; TELOMERE; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CELL AGING; CELL DIVISION; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; OXIDATIVE STRESS; STEM CELLS; TELOMERE;

EID: 9344232808     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00332.2004     Document Type: Article

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