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Growth characteristics, angiotensin II generation, and microarray-determined gene expression in vascular smooth muscle cells from young spontaneously hypertensive rats.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Jul 2002
Hu Wen-Yang, Fukuda Noboru, Kanmatsuse Katsuo
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BACKGROUND: We have demonstrated that vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) derived from spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) show exaggerated growth and produce angiotensin (Ang) II and growth factors. These may reflect intrinsic abnormalities in SHR that are not caused by excessive blood pressure, and are associated with genetic abnormalities. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether these characteristics of VSMCs from...
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