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A Novel Role for Relaxin-2 in the Pathogenesis of Primary Varicosis

BACKGROUND: Varicose veins affect up to 40% of men and up to 51% of women. The pathophysiology of primary varicosis is poorly understood. Theories ranging from incompetence of the venous valves to structural changes in the vein wall have been proposed. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We analyzed the...

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Autores principales: Adams, Julia, Schott, Sarah, Bern, Arno, Renz, Matthias, Ikenberg, Kristian, Garbe, Claus, Busch, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3380868/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22737225
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039021