Vessels remodel to compensate for increases in blood flow/pressure. The chronic exposure of blood vessels to increased flow and circulatory redox-homocysteine may injure vascular endothelium and disrupt elastic laminae. In order to understand the role of extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation in vas
The vascular smooth muscle cell: Molecular and biological responses to the extracellular matrix
โ Scribed by Cipolla, Marilyn
- Book ID
- 122244691
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 118 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6809
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