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Arterial smooth muscle cell heterogeneity: implications for atherosclerosis and restenosis development.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Sept 2003
Hao Hiroyuki, Gabbiani Giulio, Bochaton-Piallat Marie-Luce
Abstract excerpt
During atheromatous plaque formation or restenosis after angioplasty, smooth muscle cells (SMCs) migrate from the media toward the intima, where they proliferate and undergo phenotypic changes. The mechanisms that regulate these phenomena and, in particular, the phenotypic modulation of intimal SMCs have been the subject of numerous studies and much debate during recent years. One view is that any SMCs present in...
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