Cerium depresses endocardial endothelial cell-mediated proliferation of cardiac fibroblasts

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 85-92

  Kuruvilla, Leena ^a   Kartha, Chandrasekharan Cheranellore ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiac fibroblasts; Cardiac physiology; Cerium; Endocardial endothelium; Endomyocardial fibrosis; Lanthanide toxicity; Metal ions

Indexed keywords

CERIUM; GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; ENDOCARDIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FIBROBLAST; HEART; HEART INJURY; HYPOTHESIS; NONHUMAN; RAT; STIMULUS;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CERIUM; COLLAGEN; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FIBROBLASTS; HEART; MYOCARDIUM; SWINE;

EID: 33846221539     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/BTER:114:1:85     Document Type: Article

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