Apelin Attenuates the Osteoblastic Differentiation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Vascular calcification, which results from a process osteoblastic differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), is a major risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Apelin is a recently discovered peptide that is the endogenous ligand for the orphan G-protein-coupled recepto...

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Autores principales: Shan, Peng-Fei, Lu, Ying, Cui, Rong-Rong, Jiang, Yi, Yuan, Ling-Qing, Liao, Er-Yuan
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3060913/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21437254
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0017938

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3060913/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21437254
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0017938

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