Apoptosis and Related Proteins in Different Stages of Human Atherosclerotic Plaques
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- 16 June 1998
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 97 (23) , 2307-2315
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.97.23.2307
Abstract
Background—The transition of a fatty streak into an atherosclerotic plaque is characterized by the appearance of focal and diffuse regions of cell death. We have investigated the distribution of ap...Keywords
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