Effects of Urotensin II and Its Specific Receptor Antagonist Urantide on Rat Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

We investigated the effects of urantide, a receptor antagonist of urotensin II (U-II), on the expression of U-II and its receptor GPR14 in rat vascular smooth muscle cells. Vascular smooth muscle cells from rat thoracic aorta were cultured by explant method. Subjects in this experiment were divided...

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Main Authors: Juan Zhao, Shu-Feng Zhang, Yan Shi, Li-Qun Ren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association of Basic Medical Sciences of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2013-05-01
Series:Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://bjbms.org/ojs/index.php/bjbms/article/view/2369