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Pericoronary Adipose Tissue as Storage and Supply Site for Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein in Human Coronary Plaques

OBJECTIVES: It is generally believed that low-density lipoprotein enters the vascular wall from its lumen and oxidized (oxLDL), after which it plays an important role in atherosclerosis. Because voluminous epicardial adipose tissue is a risk factor for coronary events, there is a possibility that th...

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Autores principales: Uchida, Yasumi, Uchida, Yasuto, Shimoyama, Ei, Hiruta, Nobuyuki, Kishimoto, Toshihiko, Watanabe, Soichiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4807097/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27010927
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150862