Heterogeneity in the proliferative response of bovine pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells to mitogens and hypoxia: Importance of protein kinase C

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 936-944

  Dempsey, Edward C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypoxia; Phorbol 12 myristate 13 acetate; Platelet derived growth factor BB; Protein kinase C alpha( ; Pulmonary hypertension; Vascular remodeling

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; MITOGENIC AGENT; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR BB; PROTEIN KINASE C;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CATTLE; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOXIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

EID: 0030882437     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y97-104     Document Type: Article

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