Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Overexpression Enhances Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Migration and Alters Remodeling in the Injured Rat Carotid Artery
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- 3 December 1999
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation Research
- Vol. 85 (12) , 1179-1185
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.res.85.12.1179
Abstract
—Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis as well as intimal hyperplasia after vascular injury. We used Fischer rat smooth muscle cells ...Keywords
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