Nicotinic and PDGF-receptor function are essential for nicotine-stimulated mitogenesis in human vascular smooth muscle cells.

Pestana IA, Vazquez-Padron RI, Aitouche A, Pham SM. Nicotinic and PDGF-receptor function are essential for nicotine-stimulated mitogenesis in human vascular smooth muscle cells. J Cell Biochem. 2005 Dec 01; 96(5):986-95.

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subject areas

Adult
Aged
Aorta
Blotting, Western
Cell Cycle
Cell Division
Cell Line
Cell Proliferation
Cell Survival
Cells, Cultured
Culture Media, Conditioned
Cyclin D1
DNA
Humans
Indicators and Reagents
Ligands
Male
Middle Aged
Mitogens
Models, Statistical
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
Nicotine
Nicotinic Antagonists
Nitroblue Tetrazolium
Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis
Receptors, Cholinergic
Receptors, Nicotinic
Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Messenger
Smoking
Thymidine
Time Factors
Tubocurarine