Article
Phenotypic modulation of smooth muscle cells during formation of neointimal thickenings following vascular injury.
Histology and histopathology - 1 Jul 1998
Thyberg J
Abstract excerpt
Smooth muscle cells build up the media of mammalian arteries and constitute one of the principal cell types in atherosclerotic and restenotic lesions. Accordingly, they show a high degree of plasticity and are able to shift from a differentiated, contractile phenotype to a less differentiated, sy...
Topics
- Angioplasty
- Animals
- Arteries
- Cell Division
- Cell Movement
- Extracellular Matrix
- Humans
- Muscle Contraction
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
- Phenotype