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The Role of the α vB3 Integrin in Smooth Muscle Cell Migration

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Vascular Endothelium

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSA,volume 257))

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Intimal hyperplasia is a key event in advanced atherosclerotic lesions. Thickening of the intimal layer of large muscular arteries may result from smooth muscle cells (SMC) that migrate from the muscular wall to the subluminal area and proliferate. The molecular basis for SMC motility is not known.

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  1. Health Sciences Department, Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO, 633167, USA

    Leslie Engel, Eric Choi, Kay Broschat, Chris Gorka, Una Ryan & Allan Callow

  2. Vascular Biology Research Laboratory Department of Surgery School of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 63167, USA

    Leslie Engel, Eric Choi, Kay Broschat, Chris Gorka, Una Ryan & Allan Callow

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  1. Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA

    John D. Catravas

  2. Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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  3. T Cell Sciences, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

    Una S. Ryan

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Engel, L., Choi, E., Broschat, K., Gorka, C., Ryan, U., Callow, A. (1993). The Role of the α vB3 Integrin in Smooth Muscle Cell Migration. In: Catravas, J.D., Callow, A.D., Ryan, U.S. (eds) Vascular Endothelium. NATO ASI Series, vol 257. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2437-3_26

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