Cell density regulates in vitro activation of heart valve interstitial cells

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 65-73

  Xu, Songyi ^a,b   Liu, Amber Chang ^a,b   Kim, Hyunjun ^a,b   Gotlieb, Avrum I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Smooth muscle actin; Cell density; Cell cell adhesion; Transforming growth factor ; Valve interstitial cell

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; BETA CATENIN; COFILIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; SMAD2 PROTEIN; SMAD3 PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DENSITY; CELL INTERACTION; CELL LYSATE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VALVE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; INTERSTITIUM; MITRAL VALVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; WHOLE CELL;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; MITRAL VALVE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS FIBERS; SWINE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84857044959     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: 18791336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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