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Dr. Yu: I would like to ask Dr. Robert and Dr. Hornebeck to clarify their studies of human aorta which apparently breaks down continuously. I hope this only occurs in the diseased aorta. Do you think a normal full grown animal aorta displays this kind of turnover through the action of elastolytic enzymes?
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Sandberg, L.B., Gray, W.R., Franzblau, C. (1977). General Discussion on Turnover and Elastolysis. In: Sandberg, L.B., Gray, W.R., Franzblau, C. (eds) Elastin and Elastic Tissue. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 79. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-9093-0_22
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