Kimura, Naritaka <br/><br/>
Local tenomodulin absence, angiogenesis, and matrix metalloproteinase activation are associated with the rupture of the chordae tendineae cordis.  [electronic resource] 

 -  Circulation  Oct 2008 
 - 1737-47 p.  digital 
<br/><br/> Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1524-4539 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.780031  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Aged<br/>Aged, 80 and over<br/>Animals<br/>Cells, Cultured<br/>Chordae Tendineae--enzymology<br/>Dogs<br/>Elastin--metabolism<br/>Endothelium, Vascular--enzymology<br/>Enzyme Activation--physiology<br/>Female<br/>Heart Valve Diseases--genetics<br/>Humans<br/>Male<br/>Matrix Metalloproteinases--metabolism<br/>Membrane Proteins--deficiency<br/>Mice<br/>Mice, Inbred ICR<br/>Middle Aged<br/>Neovascularization, Pathologic--genetics<br/>Rabbits<br/>Rupture--genetics<br/>Swine