CHANGES IN THE IMMUNOLOGIC MARKERS OF COLLAGEN TYPE IV DEGRADATION IN SUBJECTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME

Background: Collagen is the major protein component of the vessels. Collagen type IV is found exclusively in the basal membrane and doesn’t form individual fibers, but instead is presented as a polygonal amorphous matrix that is associated with laminin and other matrix macromolecules to form the uni...

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Main Authors: Edward Mekenyan, Nadya Stancheva, Snejana Tisheva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peytchinski Publishing 2012-12-01
Series:Journal of IMAB
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Online Access:http://www.journal-imab-bg.org/issue-2012/book3/JofIMAB2012vol18b3p342-344.pdf