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Matrix metalloproteinases in coronary artery disease.
Advances in clinical chemistry - 1 Jan 2014
Mittal Balraj, Mishra Avshesh, Srivastava Anshika, Kumar Surendra, Garg Naveen
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) are a family of zinc-containing endoproteinases that degrade extracellular matrix (ECM) components. MMP have important roles in the development, physiology and pathology of cardiovascular system. Metalloproteases also play key roles in adverse cardiovascular remodeling, atherosclerotic plaque formation and plaque instability, vascular smooth muscle cell (SMC) migration and...
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