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[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), smooth muscle cells express these properties which characterize the dedifferentiated phenotype. This paper reviews the...
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