Similarities and differences in smooth muscle α-actin induction by TGF- β in smooth muscle versus non-smooth muscle cells

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2049-2058

  Hautmann, Martina B ^b   Adam, Paul J ^a,c   Owens, Gary K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Non smooth muscle cells; Smooth muscle cells; Smooth muscle actin; Transforming growth factor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; CALPONIN; CIS ACTING ELEMENT; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; SERUM RESPONSE FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FIBROBLAST; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MARKER GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0032847679     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.19.9.2049     Document Type: Article

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