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Intravital Fluorescence Microscopic Molecular Imaging of Atherosclerosis

Year: 2010

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: Atherosclerosis is a lipid deposition and inflammatory disease that results in considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide. Advances in molecular imaging, particularly near-infrared fluorescence imaging, are now enabling the in vivo study of fundamental biological processes that govern atherogenesis and its complications. Here we describe applications of near-infrared fluorescence reporter technology and intravital fluorescence microscopy to elucidate important biological processes in atherosclerosis in vivo.

Source: Methods in molecular biology

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-901-7_9

Author: Farouc A. Jaffer

Institutions: Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases

Subfield: Immunology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute