Molecular Mechanisms of Atherosclerosis
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 433
ISBN-13: 9780203005835
Subjects: Atherosclerosis
Description: Presents an overview of the molecular and cellular basis of atherosclerosis. It reviews in depth key areas of biomedical research that are at the interface of science and clinical medicine.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Book Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; 1 Introduction and overview; 2 The epidemiology of atherosclerotic disease; 3 Genetics of atherosclerosis in humans; 4 Inflammation and atherothrombosis; 5 Oxidative stress and atherosclerosis; 6 Thrombosis and atherosclerosis; 7 Endothelial dysfunction in atherosclerosis: mechanisms of impaired nitric oxide; 8 Lipoproteins and atherogenesis; 9 Diabetes mellitus as an atherogenic factor; 10 Hypertension and atherogenesis; 11 Smoking and the molecular mechanisms of atherogenesis; 12 Homocysteine and atherogenesis.; title: 13 Infection and atherogenesis14 Rational contemporary molecular and cell-based therapies; 15 Future directions; Index.