[The role of hyperlipidemia in the development of atherosclerosis]

MeSH terms

• Animals
• Arteriosclerosis / epidemiology
• Arteriosclerosis / etiology*
• Cell Cycle
• Cholesterol / blood
• Endothelium, Vascular / physiology
• Humans
• Hypercholesterolemia / complications*
• Hypercholesterolemia / metabolism
• Japan / epidemiology
• Macrophages / physiology
• Muscle, Smooth / cytology
• Muscle, Smooth / physiology
• Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / physiology
• Risk Factors