Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Related Inflammation and Cardiovascular Diseases

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the site of synthesis and maturation of proteins designed for secretion or for localization on the cell membrane. Various types of stress from both inside and outside cells disturb ER function, thus causing unfolded or misfolded proteins to accumulate in the ER. To...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tomomi Gotoh, Motoyoshi Endo, Yuichi Oike
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/259462