Inflammation and cortisol response i coronary artery disease
Atherosclerosis is characterized by a chronic inflammation, involving autoimmune components, in the arterial wall. An increase in proinflammatory activity relative to anti-inflammatory activity is considered to cause a progression of the disease towards plaque instability and risk of atherothromboti...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för medicin och hälsa
2008
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-15978 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-85895-00-7 |