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Loss of p53 accelerates neointimal lesions of vein bypass grafts in mice.
Circulation research - 8 Feb 2002
Mayr Ursula, Mayr Manuel, Li Chaohong, Wernig Florian, Dietrich Hermann, Hu Yanhua, Xu Qingbo
Abstract excerpt
The transcription factor p53 is essentially involved in regulation of cell death and proliferation. Recently, we have established a mouse model for vein graft arteriosclerosis by grafting autologous jugular veins or vena cava to carotid arteries. Using this model, we studied the role of p53 in th...
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