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Monocyte fate in atherosclerosis.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Feb 2015
Hilgendorf Ingo, Swirski Filip K, Robbins Clinton S
Abstract excerpt
Monocytes and their descendant macrophages are essential to the development and exacerbation of atherosclerosis, a lipid-driven inflammatory disease. Lipid-laden macrophages, known as foam cells, reside in early lesions and advanced atheromata. Our understanding of how monocytes accumulate in the...
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