Neointima formed by arterial smooth muscle cells expressing versican variant V3 is resistant to lipid and macrophage accumulation.

Merrilees, Mervyn J; Beaumont, Brent W; Braun, Kathleen R; Thomas, Anita C; Kang, Inkyung; Hinek, Aleksander; Passi, Alberto; Wight, Thomas N

Merrilees, Mervyn J; Beaumont, Brent W; Braun, Kathleen R; Thomas, Anita C; Kang, Inkyung; Hinek, Aleksander; Passi, Alberto; Wight, Thomas N.

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Merrilees MJ; Department of Anatomy with Radiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. m.merrilees@auckland.ac.nz

Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol ; 31(6): 1309-16, 2011 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21441139

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Macrophages/physiology; Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology; Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/physiology; Neointima/metabolism; Versicans/physiology; Animals; Arteries/cytology; Cells, Cultured; Extracellular Matrix/metabolism; Lipid Metabolism; Lipoproteins, LDL/toxicity; Male; Microscopy, Electron; Neointima/pathology; Rabbits; Versicans/analysis

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / Versicans / Neointima / Macrophages / Muscle, Smooth, Vascular Limits: Animals Language: En Year: 2011 Type: Article

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