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Association of smooth muscle cell phenotypes with extracellular matrix disorders in thoracic aortic dissection.
Journal of vascular surgery - 1 Dec 2012
Wang Lixin, Zhang Jing, Fu Weiguo, Guo Daqiao, Jiang Junhao, Wang Yuqi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Extracellular matrix dysregulation in the aortic media has been considered as the intrinsic factor for the formation of thoracic aortic dissection. However, the mechanisms of extracellular matrix disorders in the dissected aortic media remain unclear. This study was designed to investigate the relevance between smooth muscle cell phenotypes and extracellular matrix disorders in the dissected media....
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