Artery Tertiary Lymphoid Organs: Powerhouses of Atherosclerosis Immunity

Artery tertiary lymphoid organs (ATLOs) are atherosclerosis-associated lymphoid aggregates with varying degrees of complexity ranging from small T/B-cell clusters to well structured lymph node-like though unencapsulated lymphoid tissues. ATLOs arise in the connective tissue that surrounds diseased...

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Main Authors: Changjun Yin, Sarajo Mohanta, Prasad Srikakulapu, Christian Weber, Andreas Habenicht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2016.00387/full