Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) stimulates vascular smooth muscle cell growth and migration in vitro

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 915-923

  Fan, Wen Hua ^a   Pech, Michael ^b   Karnovsky, Morris J ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Extracellular matrix; Proliferation; Regulation

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; CYSTEINE; FIBRONECTIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; SCLEROPROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL GROWTH; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HYPOTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0034535271     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0171-9335-00122     Document Type: Article

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