Embryonic endothelial cells transdifferentiate into mesenchymal cells expressing smooth muscle actins in vivo and in vitro

Circulation Research

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 444-451

  Deruiter, M C ^a   Poelmann, R E ^a   Vanmunsteren, J C ^a   Mironov, V ^b   Markwald, R R ^b   Gittenberger de Groot, A C ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

embryo; endothelial cell; smooth muscle cell; vessel wall; smooth muscle actin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ALPHA ACTIN; COLLOIDAL GOLD; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; MESENCHYME CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

EID: 0030951116     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.80.4.444     Document Type: Article

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