Cytokine expression in advanced human atherosclerotic plaques: dominance of pro-inflammatory (Th1) and macrophage-stimulating cytokines

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CytokineChemokineMonocyteImmune systemImmunologyInterleukinMacrophageBiologyProinflammatory cytokineInterleukin 4Macrophage inflammatory proteinInflammationIn vitro

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Year: 1999
Type: article
Volume: 145
Issue: 1
Pages: 33-43
Citations: 985
Access: Closed

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                                    Johan Frostegård, 
                                
                                    Ann‐Kristin Ulfgren, 
                                
                                    Pernilla Nyberg
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1999). 
                            Cytokine expression in advanced human atherosclerotic plaques: dominance of pro-inflammatory (Th1) and macrophage-stimulating cytokines. 
                            Atherosclerosis
                            , 145
                            (1)
                            , 33-43.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9150(99)00011-8
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9150(99)00011-8