The role of smooth muscle cells in atherosclerosis.
The smooth muscle cells within the human atherosclerotic plaque differ from the cells of the media. These phenotype changes, the mechanisms responsible, and their possible relevance to the formation of the plaque are discussed.
Department of Anatomical Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
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Campbell
D000818:Animals; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D002455:Cell Division; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D010641:Phenotype