Expression of mutant BMPR-II in pulmonary endothelial cells promotes apoptosis and a release of factors that stimulate proliferation of pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells

Pulmonary Circulation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-110

  Yang, Xudong ^a   Long, Lu ^a   Reynolds, Paul N ^a   Morrell, Nicholas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fibroblast growth factor; Pulmonary vasculature; Transforming growth factor beta

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019401678     PISSN: 20458932     EISSN: 20458940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2045-8932.78100     Document Type: Article

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