Prolonged increases in vein wall tension increase matrix metalloproteinases and decrease constriction in rat vena cava: Potential implications in varicose veins
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- 27 May 2008
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Vascular Surgery
- Vol. 48 (2) , 447-456
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2008.03.004
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