Adipocyte-Derived Plasma Protein Adiponectin Acts as a Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-BB–Binding Protein and Regulates Growth Factor–Induced Common Postreceptor Signal in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell
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- 18 June 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 105 (24) , 2893-2898
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.0000018622.84402.ff
Abstract
Background— Vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation plays an important role in the development of atherosclerosis. We previously reported that adiponectin, an adipocyte-specific plasma protein, a...Keywords
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