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Cellular activation responses in blood in relation to lipid pattern: healthy men and women in families with myocardial infarction or cancer.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Jul 2002
Østerud B, Elvevoll E O, Brox J, Olsen J O
Abstract excerpt
High cholesterol is a well-established risk factor of myocardial infarction (MI). Since monocytes play a pivotal role in the development of atherosclerosis, one might anticipate that their functional properties are very important in relation to MI. In the present study, we have explored how the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced reactivity of monocytes in whole blood in vitro relates to the serum lipid profile of...
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