Molecular regulation of smooth muscle cell differentiation

Journal of Hypertension, Supplement

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages

  Owens, Gary K ^a   Vernon, Sarah M ^a   Madsen, Cort S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Differentiation; Gene expression; Review; Smooth muscle cell; Transcriptional regulation; Vascular disease; Vasculogenesis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; VASCULAR DISEASES; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0030451544     PISSN: 09521178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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