Organ culture as a useful method for studying the biology of blood vessels and other smooth muscle tissues

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 93-100

  Ozaki, Hiroshi ^a   Karaki, Hideaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Growth factor; Organ culture; Proliferation; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; ESTROGEN; INDOMETACIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PHENYLEPHRINE; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOLOGY; BLOOD VESSEL; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; FETAL CALF SERUM; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RESTENOSIS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; ANIMAL; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSELS; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0035986269     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.89.93     Document Type: Review

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