HuR in Aorta (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

HuR in Aorta

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These images show reduced levels of HuR (red) in the thoracic aorta and an area with greater curvature, compared to a region with less curvature, which is prone to atherosclerosis because endothelial cells (blue) are exposed to disturbed flow there.

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Georgia Tech/Gang Bao

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