Innate immunity and monocyte-macrophage activation in atherosclerosis.
Innate inflammation is a hallmark of both experimental and human atherosclerosis. The predominant innate immune cell in the atherosclerotic plaque is the monocyte-macrophage. The behaviour of this cell type within the plaque is heterogeneous and depends on the recruitment of diverse monocyte subset...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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