Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
9960196 Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2005 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
Senile ApoE-deficient mice display aortic valve sclerosis that is similar to that observed in humans. The sclerotic valves displayed frequent apoptotic cell death and chemokine expression. Smooth muscle-like cells observed in degenerative valves might derive, at least in part, from bone marrow.
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