Starting out early: Role of the molecule RANTES in arterial blood vessel injury
Monday, December 28, 2009 - 18:07
in Health & Medicine
Damage to the wall of arterial blood vessels leads to the formation of structures known as neointimal lesions. If these structures do not resolve, they cause narrowing of the blood vessel, which leads to oxygen deprivation in the tissues fed by the blood vessels and subsequent tissue and organ damage.