Correlation Between MMP-2 and -9 Levels and Local Stresses in Arteries Using a Heterogeneous Mechanical Model
The mechanical environment influences vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) functions related to the vascular remodeling. However, the relationships are not appropriately addressed by most mechanical models of arteries assuming homogeneity. Accounting for the effects of heterogeneity is expected to be...
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Georgia Institute of Technology
2007
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1853/16134 |