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Functional expression of the alpha 7 integrin receptor in differentiated smooth muscle cells.
Journal of cell science - 1 Jul 1997
Yao C C, Breuss J, Pytela R, Kramer R H
Abstract excerpt
Expression of the alpha7 integrin is developmentally regulated and is thought to be tissue-specific for both skeletal and cardiac muscles. We now report that alpha7 is also strongly and ubiquitously expressed by various types of smooth muscle, including vascular, gastrointestinal and genitourinary smooth muscles. In addition, alpha7 was surface-expressed by a number of smooth muscle cell lines that maintained...
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