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Elevated levels of matrix metalloprotein-3 in patients with coronary aneurysm: A case control study
BACKGROUND: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of arterial aneurysms through increased proteolysis of extracellular matrix proteins. Increased proteolysis due to elevated matrix degrading enzyme activity in the arterial wall may act as a susceptibility factor f...
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BioMed Central
2004
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC526392/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15482602 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1468-6708-5-10 |