Angiotensin II Activates the Smad Pathway in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells by a Transforming Growth Factor-β–Independent Mechanism
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- 17 May 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 111 (19) , 2509-2517
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.0000165133.84978.e2
Abstract
Background— Angiotensin II (Ang II) participates in vascular fibrosis. Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) is considered the most important fibrotic factor, and Smad proteins are essential compone...Keywords
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