Prostacyclin Analogues Differentially Inhibit Growth of Distal and Proximal Human Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells
- 19 December 2000
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 102 (25) , 3130-3136
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.102.25.3130
Abstract
Background—Prostacyclin has proved to be a beneficial treatment for patients with severe pulmonary hypertension. We postulated that the response may reflect, at least in part, inhibition of pulmona...Keywords
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