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Macrophage Foam Cell

Caption: A macrophage foam cell contained fat droplets (green) that are surrounded by CEH (red) showing how this enzyme associates with fat and releases cholesterol to be picked up by HDL. The nucleus of the cell is stained blue.

Credit: Bernard J. Fisher/VCU

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