Overexpression of connective tissue growth factor gene induces apoptosis in human aortic smooth muscle cells

Circulation

Volumn 100, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 2108-2112

  Hishikawa, Keiichi ^a   Oemar, Barry S ^c   Tanner, Felix C ^c   Nakaki, Toshio ^a   Fujii, Tomoko ^a   Lüscher, Thomas F ^b  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Atherosclerosis; Growth substances

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; GROWTH FACTOR; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; RNA; THYMIDINE;

AORTA MEDIA; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

EID: 0032713731     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.100.20.2108     Document Type: Article

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