Role of oxidative modifications in atherosclerosis

This review focuses on the role of oxidative processes in atherosclerosis and its resultant cardiovascular events. There is now a consensus that atherosclerosis represents a state of heightened oxidative stress characterized by lipid and protein oxidation in the vascular wall. The oxidative modifica...

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Published in:	Physiological reviews Vol. 84; no. 4; p. 1381
Main Authors:	Stocker, Roland, Keaney, Jr, John F
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.10.2004
Subjects:	Animals Arteriosclerosis - etiology Arteriosclerosis - physiopathology Cerebrovascular Circulation - physiology Cholesterol, LDL - metabolism Coronary Artery Disease - etiology Endothelium, Vascular - pathology Humans Lipid Peroxidation - physiology Models, Biological Oxidation-Reduction Oxidative Stress - physiology
ISSN:	0031-9333
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