Time-Dependent Phenotypic and Contractile Changes of Pulmonary Artery in Chronic Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension

• Main Authors: Daigo Aoshima (Author), Takahisa Murata (Author), Masatoshi Hori (Author), Hiroshi Ozaki (Author)
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• 出版: Elsevier, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract.: Phenotypic and contractile changes in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) were examined in rats with pulmonary hypertension induced by hypoxia. Exposure to hypoxia induced pulmonary hypertension within 1 - 4 weeks. Staining with BrdU revealed that proliferative activities of P...