A mixture of liquids with different boiling points like water and ethanol or crude oil which is a mixture of hydrocarbons. It can also be used to separate a solution into its â¦ solvent and solute, for example salt solution (salt water) could be separated into water (solvent) and salt (solute).
Most of our success in understanding the genetic basis of common forms of atherosclerosis has come from studies of âcandidate genes,â genes identified by biochemists and subsequently examined for genetic differences and associations in populations. A good example of a candidate gene is apolipoprotein E (apoE).
Atherosclerosis is a form of chronic inflammation associated with the secretion of many cytokines, which are produced by T cells, macrophages, endothelial cells, and smooth muscle cells. Smooth muscle cells in particular produce cytokines that attract and activate leukocytes, induce proliferation of SMCs, promote endothelial cell dysfunction, and stimulate production of extracellular matrix components.