Stromelysin-1 (Matrix Metalloproteinase-3) and Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-3 Are Overexpressed in the Wall of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
- 29 January 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 105 (4), 477-482
- https://doi.org/10.1161/hc0402.102621
Abstract
Background— Atherosclerosis is implicated in the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) but more often causes aortic occlusive disease (AOD). The matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) degrade e...Keywords
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