The Effects of Triglyceride on Lysosomal Function in Macrophage Foam Cells
Macrophage foam cells are prominent in atherosclerotic lesions. In late stage disease, much of the cholesterol accumulation within foam cells is found in large, swollen, lysosomes. Tissue culture models using human macrophages incubated with various modified LDLs indicate that cholesterol accumulat...
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VANDERBILT
2009
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| Online Access: | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-07242009-202301/ |