Aggregating Human Platelets Stimulate Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Cultured Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Through a Synergistic Effect of Transforming Growth Factor-β 1 and Platelet-Derived Growth Factor AB
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- 24 August 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 100 (8) , 855-860
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.100.8.855
Abstract
Background—Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), an endothelial mitogen and chemoattractant, has been implicated in the recovery of the endothelium after balloon injury. The increased expressi...Keywords
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