Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 909-918 , November 1998

Hyperhomocysteinemia increases intimal hyperplasia in a rat carotid endarterectomy model

Presented at the Twenty-second Annual Meeting of The Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, Jan 21–24, 1998.

Received 28 January 1998 ,Accepted 22 June 1998.

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☆ From the Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, and the Department of Pathology (Dr Fink), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Veterans Administration Hospital, and the Division of Molecular Epidemiology (Dr Cooney), National Center for Toxicological Research.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Mohammed M. Moursi, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery, VA Medical Center, Vascular Lab (112PV/LR), 4300 W 7th St, Little Rock, AR 72205.

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Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 909-918 , November 1998

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