α-Tocopherol as a modulator of smooth muscle cell proliferation

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 57, Issue 4-5, 1997, Pages 507-514

  Azzi, A ^a   Boscoboinik, D ^a   Clement S ^a   Marilley, D ^a   Ozer N K ^b   Ricciarelli, R ^c   Tasinato, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA TOCOPHEROL; OKADAIC ACID; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2A; PROTEIN KINASE C;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; AORTA; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030834577     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-3278(97)90436-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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