Laminar shear stress stimulates vascular
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Tamara N. Fitzgerald; Benjamin R. Shepherd; Hidenori Asada; Desarom Teso; Akihit
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC) may be directly exposed to blood flow after an endothelialβdenuding injury. It is not known whether direct exposure of SMC to shear stress reduces SMC turnover and contributes to the low rate of restenosis after most vascular interventions. This study