Thymosin beta 4 - a novel regulator of low density lipoprotein receptor related protein 1 (LRP1) in vascular disease
Vascular stability and tone are maintained by contractile smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Injury-induced growth factors stimulate a phenotypic switching of VSMCs, from their quiescent contractile state to a more active synthetic phenotype that proliferate and migrate. Chronic VSMC dedifferentiation lea...
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| Format: | Conference item |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2019
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