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Editorial
. 2023 Apr 19;24(8):7527.
doi: 10.3390/ijms24087527.

Not All Quiet on the Atherosclerosis Front

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Editorial

Not All Quiet on the Atherosclerosis Front

Katrin Schäfer. Int J Mol Sci. .

Abstract

In recent decades, research has identified the key cellular processes that take place during atherosclerotic plaque development and progression, including endothelial dysfunction, inflammation and lipoprotein oxidation, which result in macrophage and mural cell activation, death and necrotic core formation [...].

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