A variety of evidence suggests that vascular smooth rnuscle cells (SMC) exhibit a more immature phenotype when stimulated by injuty to replicate in the adult. One growth characteristic common to immature (embryonic, fetal, and neonatal) SMC is a markedly reduced responsiveness to platelet-derived gr
Alterations of excitation-contraction coupling by platelet-derived growth factor in enzymatically isolated and cultured vascular smooth muscle cells
β Scribed by Kathleen G. Morgan; Tia T. DeFeo; Karen Wenc; Robert Weinstein
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 306 KB
- Volume
- 405
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0031-6768
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