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Effects of deletion of the tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases-1 gene on the progression of murine thoracic aortic aneurysms.
Circulation - 14 Sept 2004
Ikonomidis John S, Gibson William C, Butler Jessica E, McClister David M, Sweterlitsch Sarah E, Thompson Robert P, Mukherjee Rupak, Spinale Francis G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The cause of thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) is poorly understood. Previous work has suggested an association between development of aortic aneurysms and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity. We hypothesized that removal of the primary endogenous aortic MMP inhibitor (TIMP) through...
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