Smooth Muscle Heterogeneity and Plasticity in Health and Aortic Aneurysmal Disease
Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are the predominant cell type in the medial layer of the aorta, which plays a critical role in the maintenance of aortic wall integrity. VSMCs have been suggested to have contractile and synthetic phenotypes and undergo phenotypic switching to contribute to the d...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-07-01
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Series: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/14/11701 |