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Devouring atherosclerotic plaques

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Targeting of local macrophages by functionalized carbon nanotubes enables efferocytosis and clearance of atherosclerotic plaques.

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Fig. 1: Targeting efferocytosis as a novel treatment strategy for atherosclerosis.

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