The macrophage as an initiator of atherosclerosis.

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1681.1991.tb01411.x

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The macrophage as an initiator of atherosclerosis.

Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology - 1 Feb 1991

Campbell J H, Campbell G R

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1. Heparan sulfate proteoglycan in the basal lamina of smooth muscle cells is important in the maintenance of the 'contractile', high volume fraction of myofilaments (Vvmyo) phenotype. The mechanism by which this occurs may involve the continuous internalization of heparan sulfate by the smooth m...

Topics

Actin Cytoskeleton
Animals
Arteriosclerosis
Cell Communication
Heparitin Sulfate
Humans
In Vitro Techniques
Macrophages
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
Phenotype

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