Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 101-105 , April 2007

Endothelial Glycocalyx: Sweet Shield of Blood Vessels

  • Jurgen W. VanTeeffelen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Jurgen VanTeeffelen, Department of Physiology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands. Tel.: (+31) 43 3884520; fax: (+31) 43 3884166.
    • ,
  • Judith Brands

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Erik S. Stroes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1105 AZ
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  • Hans Vink

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1105 AZ

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☆ This work was supported by grants from the Netherlands Heart Foundation (2005T073 and 2003B181).

PII: S1050-1738(07)00045-X

doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2007.02.002

Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 101-105 , April 2007

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