[Phenotype changes in smooth muscle cells of human coronary arteries during aging and during development of atherosclerosis].

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[Phenotype changes in smooth muscle cells of human coronary arteries during aging and during development of atherosclerosis].

Kardiologiia - 1 Aug 1991

Sukhova G K, Babaev V R, Sirotkin V N, Tararak E m

Abstract excerpt

The ultrastructure and the expression of cytoskeletal and contractile proteins were studied in the intimal cells of human coronary arteries (CA) taken at autopsy from 38 trauma victims aged 1 to 70 years. All intimal smooth muscle cells (SMC) of the CA from 2-4-year old children contained desmin,...

Topics

Actins
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aging
Arteriosclerosis
Child
Child, Preschool
Coronary Vessels
Desmin
Humans
Infant
Middle Aged
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
Myosins
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic

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