Mechanical regulation of IGF-I and IGF-b
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Brahim Chaqour; Ji-Soo Han; Isao Tamura; Edward Macarak
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Article
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2002
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Mechanical forces are well known to modulate smooth muscle cell growth and synthetic phenotype. The signals controlling this process are complex and potentially involve changes in the expression of peptide growth factor genes such as those of the insulinβlike growth factor (IGF) system.