Expression of the SM22alpha promoter in transgenic mice provides evidence for distinct transcriptional regulatory programs in vascular and visceral smooth muscle cells.

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Published in J Cell Biol on March 01, 1996

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L Li1, J M Miano, B Mercer, E N Olson

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1: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 77030, USA.

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