Emerging role of Toll-like receptors in atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis is inflammation of the vessel wall of the arterial tree. This inflammation arises at specific areas that experience disturbed blood flow such as bifurcations and the lesser curvature of the aortic arch. Although all endothelial cells are exposed to comparable levels of circulating pl...

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Main Authors: Linda K. Curtiss, Peter S. Tobias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520306362