A new method for isolation of smooth muscle cells from human umbilical cord arteries

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-29

  Heimli, H ^a   Kahler H ^b   Endresen, M J ^a   Henriksen, T ^a   Lyberg, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Cell isolation; Smooth muscle cells

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TECHNIQUE; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

EID: 0030972957     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365519709057815     Document Type: Article

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