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Diversity of Inflammatory Cells in Vascular Degenerative Disease

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Platelets, Haemostasis and Inflammation

Part of the book series: Cardiac and Vascular Biology ((Abbreviated title: Card. vasc. biol.,volume 5))

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Abstract

A variety of leukocytes reside and function in the vascular wall in health and disease. Although inflammatory cells are meant to protect from diseases and injuries in general, in the context of atherosclerosis, chronic inflammation mounted by some cell types is actually harmfull. This chapter reviews the multifaceted contribution of inflammatory cells to vascular degenerative disease.

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Hilgendorf, I., Swirski, F.K. (2017). Diversity of Inflammatory Cells in Vascular Degenerative Disease. In: Zirlik, A., Bode, C., Gawaz, M. (eds) Platelets, Haemostasis and Inflammation. Cardiac and Vascular Biology, vol 5. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66224-4_5

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