Up-regulation of Akt and eNOS induces vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation in hypertension in vivo.

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Published in J Cardiovasc Pharmacol on April 01, 2005

Authors

Shinji Kawahara1, Seiji Umemoto, Masakazu Tanaka, Kyoko Umeji, Susumu Matsuda, Makoto Kubo, Masunori Matsuzaki

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.

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