Persistence of Atherosclerotic Plaque but Reduced Aneurysm Formation in Mice With Stromelysin-1 (MMP-3) Gene Inactivation
- 1 September 2001
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
- Vol. 21 (9) , 1440-1445
- https://doi.org/10.1161/hq0901.097004
Abstract
To investigate a potential role for stromelysin-1 (MMP-3) in the development and progression of atherosclerotic lesions and aneurysm formation, mice with a deficiency of apolipoprotein E (ApoE−/−:M...Keywords
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