Simulated Microgravity Exposure Modulates the Phenotype of Cultured Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 121-130

  Kang, Hongyan ^a   Fan, Yubo ^a   Sun, Anqiang ^a   Jia, Xiaoling ^a   Deng, Xiaoyan ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Phenotype modulation; RASMC; Simulated microgravity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 84876176423     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12013-012-9460-0     Document Type: Article

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