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Phenotype and functional plasticity of airway smooth muscle: role of caveolae and caveolins.
Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society - 1 Jan 2008
Halayko Andrew J, Tran Thai, Gosens Reinoud
Abstract excerpt
Airway smooth muscle (ASM) cells exhibit phenotype plasticity that is under control of external stimuli such as growth factors and the extracellular matrix, and is regulated by a network of intracellular signaling cascades that control transcription and protein translation of phenotype-specific genes. Phenotype plasticity underpins the ability of airway myocytes to contribute both to acute bronchospasm, and to...
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