TGF-beta 1 is a potential regulator of vaginal tropoelastin production

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 357-363

  Takacs, Peter ^a   Zhang, Yanping ^b   Yavagal, Sujata ^a   Candiotti, Keith ^b   Chakhtoura, Nahida ^a   Medina, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastin; Transforming growth factor 1; Vagina

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TROPOELASTIN; ELASTIN; TGFB1 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VAGINA; VAGINAL SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; CELL PROLIFERATION; ELASTIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TROPOELASTIN; VAGINA;

EID: 84862249927     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-011-1589-7     Document Type: Article

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