Use of human vessels and human vascular smooth muscle cells in pharmacology

Cell Biology and Toxicology

Volumn 12, Issue 4-6, 1996, Pages 223-225

  Stoclet, J C ^a   Andriantsitohaina, R ^a   L'heureux, N ^b   Martinez, C ^a   Germain, L ^b   Auger, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

calcium handling; human vessels; phenotypic modulation; signaling mechanisms; vascular smooth muscle cells

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; NORADRENALIN;

BLOOD VESSEL; CELL CULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PHARMACOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

CALCIUM; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PHARMACOLOGY; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 0029802545     PISSN: 07422091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00438149     Document Type: Conference Paper

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