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Inflammation and Matrix Metalloproteinases in the Enlarging Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

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Functional Polymorphism in the Regulatory Region of Gelatinase B Gene in Relation to Severity of Coronary Atherosclerosis

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Identification of 92-kD Gelatinase in Human Coronary Atherosclerotic Lesions

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Production and localization of 92-kilodalton gelatinase in abdominal aortic aneurysms. An elastolytic metalloproteinase expressed by aneurysm-infiltrating macrophages.

Robert W. Thompson, Dennis R. Holmes, Renato Mertens et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1995 · 461 citations · Full text

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