Cyclic strain stimulates monocyte chemot
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Meei Jyh Jiang; Yeuan-Jinn Yu; Yuh-Lien Chen; Yang-Ming Lee; Li-Sang Hung
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Article
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2000
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Hemodynamic forces are important determinants for the formation of atherosclerotic plaques. The recruitment of circulating monocytes into the arterial wall is an important step during atherogenesis. Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) has been shown to be a key factor for monocyte transmigration.