Significance of changes in transforming growth factor-β mRNA levels in autogenous vein grafts

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1060-1065

  You, Wen Jun ^a   Xiao, Ming Di ^b   Yuan, Zhong Xiang ^b  

^a Xiamen First Hospital   (China)

^b SHANGHAI FIRST PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Autograft; Collagen I; Collagen III; Transforming growth factor

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DENSITY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RABBIT; RANDOMIZATION; RNA ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UPREGULATION; VEIN GRAFT;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN TYPE I; COLLAGEN TYPE III; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; RABBITS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 4344699819     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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