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Atherosclerotic plaque caps are locally weakened when macrophages density is increased
Atherosclerosis · 1991 · Vol. 87(1) · pp. 87–90
Corinne Lendon(University of London)Melanie J. Davies✉G. V. R. Born(University of London)P. D. Richardson
Cell Adhesion Molecules ResearchProtease and Inhibitor MechanismsCoronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMacrophageMedicinePathologyChemistryIn vitro
MeSH terms
AortaArteriosclerosisBiomechanical PhenomenaCell CountHumansMacrophagesStress, MechanicalIn Vitro Techniques
Funding
- British Heart Foundation
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544
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2.30
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