Regulation of smooth muscle actin expression and contraction in adult human mesenchymal stem cells

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 278, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 72-83

  Kinner, B ^a,b   Zaleskas, J M ^a,b   Spector, M ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraction; PDGF BB; Smooth muscle actin; Stem cells; TGF 1

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; CYTOCHALASIN D; DNA; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR BB; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW CELL; CARTILAGE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENSITOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MESENCHYME; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; OSTEOBLAST; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; STEM CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0036076884     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/excr.2002.5561     Document Type: Article

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