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The extracellular matrix and atherosclerosis.
Current opinion in lipidology - 1 Oct 1995
Wight T N
Abstract excerpt
The vascular extracellular matrix is a collection of vastly different macromolecules organized by entanglement and cross-linking into a biomechanically active polymer that imparts regional tensile strength, viscoelasticity, and compressibility to the atherosclerotic lesion. Each component of the extracellular matrix possesses unique structural properties that determine its separate roles during atherogenesis. Not...
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