Caveolins in vascular smooth muscle: Form organizing function
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Caveolins in vascular smooth muscle: form organizing function.
Caveolae are becoming increasingly recognized as an important organizational structure for a variety of signal and energy-transducing systems in vascular smooth muscle (VSM). In this review, we discuss the emerging role of the caveolins in organizing and modulating the basic functions of smooth muscle: contraction, growth/proliferation, and the energetic support systems that support these funct...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cardiovascular Research
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0008-6363
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardiores.2005.11.024