Article
International Commission for Protection Against Environmental Mutagens and Carcinogens. ICPEMC Working Paper 7/1/1. Mutational events in the etiology of arteriosclerotic plaques.
Mutation research - 1 Nov 1990
Penn A
Abstract excerpt
The arteriosclerotic plaque is the lesion most often associated with cardiovascular disease, which is the leading cause of death in North America and Western Europe. Plaques are composed of cells (mostly smooth muscle cells but also macrophages and some lymphocytes) and formed elements (cellular debris, collagen, elastin, glycosaminoglycans, lipid droplets, cholesterol crystals and sometimes calcium deposits)....
Topics
- 9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene
- Animals
- Arsenic
- Arteriosclerosis
- Benzo(a)pyrene
- DNA Damage
- Herpesviridae
- Humans
- Methylcholanthrene
- Mice
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular