Presence of Cx37 and lack of desmin in smooth muscle cells are early markers for arteriogenesis

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 262, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 17-23

  Cai, Wei Jun ^a,c   Kocsis, Elisabeth ^b,c   Scholz, Dimitri ^c   Luo, Xuegang ^a,c   Schaper, Wolfgang ^c   Schaper, Jutta ^c  

^a Central South University   (China)

^b National Cancer Institute   (Hungary)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HEART AND LUNG RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

SM actin; arteriogenesis; Calponin; Connexin37; Desmin; Dog

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CALPONIN; CONNEXIN 37; CONTRACTILE PROTEIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; DESMIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; VINCULIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; DOWN REGULATION; HEART INFARCTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CONNEXINS; DESMIN; DOGS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; VINCULIN;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 4344700109     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MCBI.0000038201.43148.20     Document Type: Article

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