HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA ACCELERATES ATHEROSCLEROSIS BY INDUCING INFLAMMATORY MONOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION IN A HYPERGLYCEMIC MOUSE MODEL
Pharmacology === Ph.D. === Homocysteine (Hcy) is a thiol amino acid formed upon methionine de - methylation. A number of studies have revealed an association between hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy), in which plasma Hcy levels exceed 15 µM, and diabetic atherosclerosis [1]. Despite these associations, th...
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Temple University Libraries
2012
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Online Access: | http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/223888 |