Acid esterase in human arteries.
150 human arterial segments of high or low susceptibility to develop atheromas were studied for differences in the amount of histochemically demonstrable acid esterase in them. An inverse relationship was found between intimal or medial enzyme content and susceptibility to atheroma formation.
D001158:Arteries / Q000201:enzymology*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000201:enzymology*; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases / Q000032:analysis*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans
D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases