Targeting vascular remodeling in abdominal aortic aneurysm : To identify novel treatment strategies and drug candidates

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a degenerative weakening of the aortic wall, mainly affecting elderly men with a prevalence of 4.4-7.7 %. AAA is characterized by medial and adventitial inflammatory cell infiltration associated with vascular remodeling of the extracellular matrix proteins such as...

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Main Author: Vorkapić, Emina
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Avdelningen för läkemedelsforskning 2016
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-127502
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7685-821-9 (Print)