[Normal and pathologic growth of arterial smooth muscle].

Article

[Normal and pathologic growth of arterial smooth muscle].

Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux - 1 Jan 1991

Capron L

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In addition to contractility, arterial smooth muscle cells, like all connective tissue cells, have a capacity to proliferate and synthesize extracellular matrix. Under different normal (development, aging) and abnormal circumstances (high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, balloon angioplasty), smo...

Topics

Arteries
Cell Differentiation
Humans
Muscle Development
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
Phenotype

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