Complete loss of functional smooth muscle cells precedes vascular remodeling in rat aorta allografts

Transplantation

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1701-1707

  Bigaud, Marc ^a   Schraa, Edo O ^a   Andriambeloson, Emile ^a   Lobstein, Valerie ^a   Pally, Charles ^a   Kobel, Tanja ^a   Bruns, Christian ^a   Zerwes, Hans Günter ^a  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; CYCLOSPORIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; ENDOTHELIN 1; PHENYLEPHRINE; PLACEBO; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ADVENTITIA; ALLOGRAFT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA GRAFT; AORTA MEDIA; ARTICLE; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAFT REJECTION; INTIMA; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0033572967     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199912150-00013     Document Type: Article

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