Effects of L-arginine on proliferation of human renal mesangial cells and production of extracellular matrix

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 756-760

  Liu, B C ^a   Ma, K L ^a   Ye, Y Y ^a   Liu, N F ^a   Ruan, X Z ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arginine; Collagen; Extracellular matrix; Glomerular mesangium

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; COLLAGEN; CYCLINE; PROCOLLAGEN;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY SCAR; MESANGIUM; MESANGIUM CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARGININE; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; COLLAGEN TYPE IV; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GLOMERULAR MESANGIUM; HUMANS; PROCOLLAGEN; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0034880556     PISSN: 02539756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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