Engineered ferritin nanocage as a cholesterol sequestering agent

Accumulation of lipid laden macrophages (foam cells) is characteristic of atherosclerosis development in the arterial walls. Clinically, the current line of treatment includes using preventive drugs to maintain serum cholesterol levels and emergency surgical interventions at the onset of a heart...

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Main Author: Ravishankar, Samyukta
Other Authors: Sierin Lim
Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/148691