Morphological changes of aortal smooth muscle cells exposed to calcitriol in culture.

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Morphological changes of aortal smooth muscle cells exposed to calcitriol in culture.

Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 1 Jan 2000

Tukaj C, Kubasik-Juraniec J, Kraszpulski M

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INTRODUCTION: A number of observations suggest that vitamin D plays an important role in maintaining normal cardiovascular function, through its receptors in cardiac muscle or in aortal smooth muscle cells (SMCs). The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of vitamin D active metabolite--calcitriol [1,25(OH)2D3] on aortal SMCs. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The cells were isolated from the aortal media of...

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Animals
Calcitriol
Cell Division
Cells, Cultured
Freeze Etching
Microscopy, Electron
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
Phenotype
Rats

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PMID: 11208389

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