Multiscale Modeling Reveals Key Events during Early Atherosclerotic Plaque Development (IMAGE)

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Multiscale Modeling Reveals Key Events during Early Atherosclerotic Plaque Development — Caption

This is an image of an artery with atherosclerotic plaque as illustrated using agent based modeling. Various white blood cells (blue and red) are adhered to the endothelial cells (green) based on bond affinity and blood hemodynamics.

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Heather Hayenga

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