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Mao, D., VanVickle, S.J., Curci, J.A. et al. Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases and TIMPs in Human Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Annals of Vascular Surgery 13, 236–237 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100169900251
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