Macrophage Heterogeneity Complicates Reversal of Calcification in Cardiovascular Tissues.

Circ Res

From the Centers for Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular Sciences (MA.R., M.A., E.A.) and Excellence in Vascular Biology (M.A., E.A.), Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

Published: June 2017

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