4.4 ARTERIAL PHENOTYPE MODULATION AND REGULATION OF VASCULAR FIBROSIS IN MICE BY CONDITIONAL INACTIVATION OF INTEGRIN AV SUBUNIT IN VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS
Integrin αv functions as a receptor for adhesion proteins and is expressed at high density in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC)1,2,3,4,5 whose phenotypic modulation plays a crucial role in arterial ageing and atherosclerosis.6,7. Our aim was to define the arterial phenotype in mice conditionally...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Atlantis Press
2016-11-01
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Series: | Artery Research |
Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930391/view |