Atherosclerosis
Volume 195, Issue 1 , Pages 48-56 , November 2007

Lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor-1 (LOX-1) expression is associated with atherosclerotic plaque instability—analysis in hypercholesterolemic rabbits

  • Seigo Ishino

      Affiliations

    • Department of Patho-functional Bioanalysis, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan
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  • Takahiro Mukai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomolecular Recognition Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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  • Noriaki Kume

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 75 751 3623; fax: +81 75 751 4094.
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  • Daigo Asano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Patho-functional Bioanalysis, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan
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  • Mikako Ogawa

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Genome Bio-Photonics Photon Medical Research Center, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan
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  • Yuji Kuge

      Affiliations

    • Department of Patho-functional Bioanalysis, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan
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  • Manabu Minami

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan
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  • Toru Kita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan
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  • Masashi Shiomi

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Experimental Animals, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan
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  • Hideo Saji

      Affiliations

    • Department of Patho-functional Bioanalysis, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan

Received 22 March 2006 ,Revised 30 October 2006 ,Accepted 21 November 2006.

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PII: S0021-9150(06)00703-9

doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2006.11.031

Atherosclerosis
Volume 195, Issue 1 , Pages 48-56 , November 2007

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