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Increases in Type III Collagen Gene Expression and Protein Synthesis in Patients with Inguinal Hernias
1 Dec 1993
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine if alterations in fibrillar collagen synthesis were associated with the development of inguinal hernias. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Previous work has suggested that alterations in connective tissue accumulation may play a functional role in the development of inguinal hernias. In particular, several investigators have suggested that alterations in collagen...
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