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    Mouse Model of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Induced by CaCl2

    Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a common and fatal disease for which pathogenesis is still uncertain. Reproducible and standardized animal model of AAA is essential to obtain the knowledge of the molecular ...

    Hiroki Aoki, Satoko Ohno, Aya Furusho in Mouse Models of Vascular Diseases (2016)

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    Tenascin C protects aorta from acute dissection in mice

    Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is caused by the disruption of intimomedial layer of the aortic walls, which is immediately life-threatening. Although recent studies indicate the importance of proinflammatory re...

    Taizo Kimura, Kozoh Shiraishi, Aya Furusho, Sohei Ito, Saki Hirakata in Scientific Reports (2014)