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Flow-dependent remodeling in the carotid artery of fibroblast growth factor-2 knockout mice.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Jul 2002
Sullivan Chris J, Hoying James B
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OBJECTIVE: Fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2) has been implicated as a mediator in the structural remodeling of arteries. Chronic changes in blood flow are known to cause reorganization of the vessel wall, resulting in permanent changes in artery size (flow-dependent remodeling). Using FGF2 knockout (Fgf2(-/-)) mice, we tested the hypothesis that FGF2 is required during flow-dependent remodeling of the carotid...
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