Activity and localization of cathepsin B, D and G in aortic aneurysm

International Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 398-402

  Gacko, M ^a   Chyczewski, L ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm; Cathepsin B, D, G

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN B; CATHEPSIN D; CATHEPSIN G; COLLAGEN FIBER; COLLAGENASE; ELASTASE; ELASTIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLAGEN DEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM; CATHEPSIN B; CATHEPSIN D; CATHEPSINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 0030784839     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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