Pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm: An update and look toward the future

Vascular

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 256-265

  Grange, J J ^a   Davis, V ^a   Baxter, B T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

aortic aneurysm; collagen; elastin; inflammation; matrix metalloproteinase

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; INDOMETACIN; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANIMAL MODEL; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AORTA WALL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTITIS; COLLAGEN; ELASTIN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMANS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR;

EID: 0031126518     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721099700500302     Document Type: Review

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