MicroRNA-modulated targeting of vascular smooth muscle cells

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 119, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2526-2528

  Parmacek, Michael S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTERY DISEASE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; GENE CLUSTER; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PHENOTYPE; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESTENOSIS; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; MICE; MICRORNAS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 70349202193     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: 15588238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI40503     Document Type: Note

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