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Vitronectin regulates smooth muscle contractility via alphav and beta1 integrin.
Journal of cell science - 1 May 1998
Dahm L M, Bowers C W
Abstract excerpt
Previous work from this laboratory has established a method for maintaining physiological contractility of dissociated avian smooth muscle in a defined medium at low density. The present report emphasizes the dramatic potency of serum to alter smooth muscle phenotype and induce a loss of contractility. Vitronectin, a molecule purified from plasma, mimicked these effects of serum via an integrin that is...
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