Vascular Matrix Metalloproteinase-2–Dependent Cleavage of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Promotes Vasoconstriction
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- 13 October 2000
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation Research
- Vol. 87 (8) , 670-676
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.res.87.8.670
Abstract
—Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 has been historically associated with the process of vascular remodeling through the cleavage of extracellular matrix proteins. However, we recently found ...Keywords
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