Cholesterol deposition in macrophages: foam cell formation mediated by cholesterol-enriched oxidized low density lipoprotein.
Oxidized low density lipoprotein (LDL) is thought to mediate the transformation of macrophages to cholesterol-rich foam cells. Yet convincing evidence for this process is lacking in vitro. We suggest that oxidized LDL-mediated foam cell formation is not seen in vitro because the cholesteryl ester co...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1997-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520372795 |