Artery Research
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 41-46 , June 2010

Shear stress, inflammation and Atherosclerosis

  • Rob Krams

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College, London, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Bioengineering, Room 3.15, Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK. Tel: +442075941473; fax: +442075949817.
    • ,
  • Simon Cuhlmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College, London, UK
    • British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Unit, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK
    • ,
  • Nicolas Foin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College, London, UK
    • ,
  • Paul Evans

      Affiliations

    • British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Unit, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK

Received 5 January 2009 ,Revised 27 July 2009 ,Accepted 29 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.artres.2010.03.002

Artery Research
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 41-46 , June 2010

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