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Atheroma of the Aorta and the Possible Role of Unsaturated Fatty Acid Deficiency in its Formation

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THE development of an atheroma is preceded by the development of a fatty streak1.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.

    MAURICE SANDLER & GEOFFREY H. BOURNE

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SANDLER, M., BOURNE, G. Atheroma of the Aorta and the Possible Role of Unsaturated Fatty Acid Deficiency in its Formation. Nature 193, 1184–1185 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/1931184a0

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