Stretch activates heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor expression in bladder smooth muscle cells

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 5 44-5, 1998, Pages

  Park, John M ^a   Borer, Joseph G ^a   Freeman, Michael R ^a,b   Peters, Craig A ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Enders Research Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Bladder outlet obstruction; Cell growth; Cyclic strain; Epidermal growth factor

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; HEPARIN BINDING EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; LOSARTAN; LUCIFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLADDER MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

EID: 0031760458     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1998.275.5.c1247     Document Type: Article

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