Sexually Dimorphic Relationships Among Saa3 (Serum Amyloid A3), Inflammation, and Cholesterol Metabolism Modulate Atherosclerosis in Mice.
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SUBMITTER: Chait A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8159856 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun
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Sexually Dimorphic Relationships Among Saa3 (Serum Amyloid A3), Inflammation, and Cholesterol Metabolism Modulate Atherosclerosis in Mice.
Chait Alan A Wang Shari S Goodspeed Leela L Gomes Diego D Turk Katherine E KE Wietecha Tomasz T Tang Jingjing J Storey Carl C O'Brien Kevin D KD Rubinow Katya B KB Tang Chongren C Vaisar Tomas T Gharib Sina A SA Lusis Aldons J AJ Den Hartigh Laura J LJ
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology 20210325 6
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