Differentiation of smooth muscle cells in human blood vessels as defined by smoothelin, a novel marker for the contractile phenotype

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 665-671

  Van Der Loop, Frank T L ^a   Gabbiani, Giulio ^b   Kohnen, Gaby ^c   Ramaekers, Frans C S ^a   Van Eys, Guillaume J J M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

atherosclerotic lesions; differentiation; human blood vessels; placenta; smooth muscle cells; smoothelin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; DESMIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMORAL ARTERY; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0030891156     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.17.4.665     Document Type: Article

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