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THREE principal groups of mucopolysaccharides—hyaluronic acid, heparan sulphates, and chondroitin sulphates—exist in the ground substance of the human arterial wall. Their relative proportions change with age1,2, blood pressure2 and arterial site3 in such a way as to suggest a possible relationship with atherosclerosis.
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MANLEY, G., MULLINGER, R. Effect of Age on the Amino-acids associated with Vascular Heparan and Chondroitin Sulphates. Nature 216, 603–604 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216603a0
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