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Figure 5 Confocal microscopy in advanced human atherosclerotic plaques (n = 5). Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)-10 (red) and C-reactive protein (CRP) (green) colocalized (yellow to orange) in macrophage-rich areas (A) and endothelial layer (B). No signal was detected in the absence of the primary antibodies (control). Nuclei were counterstained with TOPRO-3 (blue).
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