Regulation of smooth muscle α-actin expression and hypertrophy in cultured mesangial cells

Kidney International

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1175-1187

  Stephenson, Leah A ^b   Haney, Lisa B ^b   Hussaini, Isa M ^b   Karns, Larry R ^b   Glass II, William F ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cell size; Cytoskeleton; Flow cytometry; Human development; Microfilaments

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR BB;

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SIZE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLOMERULOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERTROPHY; MEDIATOR RELEASE; MESANGIUM CELL; MICROFILAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0031658996     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00101.x     Document Type: Article

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