Regulation and role of urokinase plasminogen activator in vascular remodelling

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 759-765

  Tkachuk, Vsevolod ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL CARDIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Atherosclerosis; Restenosis; Urokinase plasminogen activator; Urokinase plasminogen activator receptors

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UROKINASE;

ANGIOGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0029824928     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.1996.tb01177.x     Document Type: Review

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