Collagen synthesis by cultured arterial smooth muscle cells during spontaneous phenotypic modulation.

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1827.1990.tb03317.x

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Collagen synthesis by cultured arterial smooth muscle cells during spontaneous phenotypic modulation.

Acta pathologica japonica - 1 Mar 1990

Okada Y, Katsuda S, Matsui Y, Watanabe H, Nakanishi I

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Quantitative and qualitative changes in collagen synthetic activity by rabbit arterial smooth muscle cells were monitored during spontaneous phenotypic modulation from days 2-15 of culture. The cultured smooth muscle cells transformed into a synthetic phenotype, reaching a maximum of 94.6% on day...

Topics

Animals
Cell Division
Cells, Cultured
Collagen
Male
Microscopy, Electron
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
Phenotype
Rabbits
Thymidine

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