Platelet-derived growth factor-BB stimulates hypertrophy of peritubular smooth muscle cells from rat testis in primary cultures

Endocrinology

Volumn 141, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2971-2981

  Chiarenza, Claudia ^a   Filippini, Antonio ^a   Tripiciano, Antonella ^a   Beccari, Elena ^b   Palombi, Fioretta ^a  

^a Department of Histology and Medical Embryology ^*  (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; ENDOTHELIN 1; FURA 2; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR BB; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOFLUOROMETRY; HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TESTIS; TUBE FLOW; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0034463932     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.141.8.7619     Document Type: Article

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