Rad GTPase Attenuates Vascular Lesion Formation by Inhibition of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Migration
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Rad GTPase attenuates vascular lesion formation by inhibition of vascular smooth muscle cell migration.
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000156439.55349.ad