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pubmed:abstractText |
The matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) contribute to cardiovascular remodeling, and MMPs, such as the gelatinases (MMP-9 and MMP-2), have been identified in thoracic aortic aneurysmal (TAA) tissue, but a cause-effect relationship has not been clearly established. Accordingly, this study examined TAA progression in mice devoid of the MMP-9 gene.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC, USA. ikonomij@musc.edu
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.,
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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