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Spontaneous and induced intima formation in blood vessels /

Atherosclerosis, the most common disease in humans and also the main cause of death in the Western world, only develops after an intima is formed. The intima is defined as the region of the arterial wall from the endothelial surface to the luminal margin of the media. This volume considers all aspec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kockx, Mark M.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Austin : R.G. Landes, [1995]
Series:Medical intelligence unit (Unnumbered)
Subjects:
Vascular endothelium.
Tunica Intima > pathology.
Arteries > pathology.
Saphenous Vein > pathology.
Saphenous Vein > transplantation.
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular > physiology.
Intima.
Atherosclerosis obliterans.
Blutgefä€.
Tunica intima.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Atherosclerosis, the most common disease in humans and also the main cause of death in the Western world, only develops after an intima is formed. The intima is defined as the region of the arterial wall from the endothelial surface to the luminal margin of the media. This volume considers all aspects of intima formation based on results which had been obtained by studying three different models: - Spontaneous intima formation; - Experimentally induced intima formation; - Latrogeneously induced intima formation.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (107 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783662224304 (electronic bk.)
3662224305 (electronic bk.)