Smooth muscle cell hypertrophy in varicose veins is associated with expression of estrogen receptor-β

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 8-12

  Knaapen, Michiel W M ^a   Somers, Pamela ^b   Bortier, Hilde ^c   De Meyer, Guido R Y ^c   Kockx, Mark M ^b  

^a HistoGeneX NV   (Belgium)

^b MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Hypertrophy; Varicosity; Vascular smooth muscle cells; Vein morphology

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VOLUME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VARICOSIS;

ADULT; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 13244292582     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000082723     Document Type: Article

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