Atherosclerosis
Volume 195, Issue 2 , Pages 225-235 , December 2007

Large variations in absolute wall shear stress levels within one species and between species

  • Caroline Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Authors have contributed equally to this manuscript.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Erasmus MC, Room Ee1073b, Dr. Molewaterplein 50, 3015 GE Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 10 4089393; fax: +31 10 4089494.
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  • Frank Helderman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Authors have contributed equally to this manuscript.
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  • Dennie Tempel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Dolf Segers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Beerend Hierck

      Affiliations

    • Department of Embryology and Anatomy, LUMC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Rob Poelmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Embryology and Anatomy, LUMC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Arie van Tol

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Dirk J. Duncker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Danielle Robbers-Visser

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Nicolette T.C. Ursem

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Rien van Haperen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Jolanda J. Wentzel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Frank Gijsen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Anton F.W. van der Steen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Rini de Crom

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Rob Krams

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Physiology, Medical Physics and Vascular Surgery, VUMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 7 August 2006 ,Revised 25 October 2006 ,Accepted 15 November 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2006.11.019

Atherosclerosis
Volume 195, Issue 2 , Pages 225-235 , December 2007

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