Atherosclerosis
Volume 185, Issue 2 , Pages 254-263 , April 2006

Intimal thickening after arterial balloon injury is increased by intermittent repetitive hypoxia, but intermittent repetitive hyperoxia is not protective

  • Antony K. Lau

      Affiliations

    • The Heart Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Xavier Chaufour

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Craig McLachlan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Steven B. Leichtweis

      Affiliations

    • The Heart Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • David S. Celermajer

      Affiliations

    • The Heart Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    • Department of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Colin Sullivan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Roland Stocker

      Affiliations

    • The Heart Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    • Centre for Vascular Research, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, UNSW Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
    • Department of Hematology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 2 9385 1309; fax: +61 2 9385 1389.

Received 22 January 2005 ,Revised 26 May 2005 ,Accepted 21 June 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2005.06.040

Atherosclerosis
Volume 185, Issue 2 , Pages 254-263 , April 2006

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