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Relationship between expression of type III collagen and phenotype of vascular smooth muscle cells in neointimal of stented coronary artery.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Apr 2000
Xiang D, Huang D, Gai L, Liu H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the secretive features of type III collagen in restenosis of the stented coronary artery and the relationship between the expression of type III. collagen and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). METHODS: An animal model of restenosis was established by implanting oversized tantalum stents into the coronary arteries in 26 dogs. At the 7th, 14th and 28th days after implantation, the...
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