Platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor inhibits DNA synthesis in vascular smooth muscle cells

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 12, Issue 9 I, 1999, Pages 882-889

  Somjen, Dalia ^a   Jaffe, Amat ^a   Knoll, Esther ^a   Kohen, Fortune ^b   Amir Zaltsman, Yehudit ^b   Stern, Naftali ^a,c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Endothelial cells; Platelet derived endothelial cell growth factor; Thymidine phosphorylase; Vascular smooth muscle cells

Indexed keywords

PLATELET DERIVED ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; THYMIDINE PHOSPHORYLASE;

ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CREATINE KINASE; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; DNA; DNA REPLICATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ESTRADIOL; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; ISOENZYMES; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; THYMIDINE PHOSPHORYLASE; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 0032886509     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(99)00063-1     Document Type: Article

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