title: Determining the characteristics of human atherosclerosis: A difficult but indispensable task providing the direction and proof of concept for pioneering atherosclerosis research in animal models.
authors.affiliation: Atherothrombosis and Vascular Biology Program, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne 4004, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Yung Chih
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Atherothrombosis and Vascular Biology Program, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne 4004, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: karlheinz.peter@bakeridi.edu.au.
authors.forename: Karlheinz
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Peter
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D035843:Biomedical Research; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000503:physiopathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D058226:Plaque, Atherosclerotic / Q000503:physiopathology; D012107:Research Design; D012737:Sex Factors
keywords: Atherosclerosis; Plaque instability; Plaque rupture