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Differential expression of connexin43 and desmin defines two subpopulations of medial smooth muscle cells in the human internal mammary artery.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Jul 1999
Ko Y S, Yeh H I, Haw M, Dupont E, Kaba R, Plenz G, Robenek H, Severs N J
Abstract excerpt
Upregulation of connexin43-gap junctions is associated with transition of contractile vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) to the synthetic state. To determine whether phenotypically distinct subpopulations of medial SMCs differentially express connexin43, we investigated the human distal internal mammary artery, a structurally heterogeneous vessel with features ranging from elastic to elastomuscular to muscular....
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