The role of calcium in apoptosis induced
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Sinéad Lordan; Nora M. O'Brien; John J. Mackrill
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Oxysterols, such as 7β‐hydroxy‐cholesterol (7β‐OH) and cholesterol‐5β,6β‐epoxide (β‐epoxide), may have a central role in promoting atherogenesis. This is thought to be predominantly due to their ability to induce apoptosis in cells of the vascular wall and in monocytes/macrophages. Alth