Search for dissertations about: "smooth muscle cells"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 271 swedish dissertations containing the words smooth muscle cells.
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6. New insight into myocardin regulation and function in smooth muscle cells
Abstract : Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) are constituents of hollow inner organs. Their contractile function governs essential physiological functions, such as breathing, eating, blood pressure control, urination, and childbirth. READ MORE
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7. Dynamics of Ca2 handling in vascular smooth muscle
Abstract : Intracellular Ca2+ is a key regulator of vascular contractility, and thereby of blood perfusion and pressure. Ca2+ signals are essential also for cell migration, proliferation and regulation of numerous enzymes. READ MORE
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8. Developmental origin and molecular regulation of vascular smooth muscle cells
Abstract : Several pathologies of the vascular system have been suggested to be dependent on the smooth muscle cells (SMCs) that build up the vessel wall. Aortic SMCs have been proposed to derive from lateral plate mesoderm. READ MORE
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9. Phenotypic modulation of vascular smooth muscle in organ culture
Abstract : Contraction of blood vessels for the regulation of blood flow and pressure is dependent on vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) located in the medial layer of the vascular wall. Adult, differentiated VSMC have a well developed contractile system and a low rate of proliferation. READ MORE
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10. Lysophosphatidic acid : Physiological effects and structure-activity relationships
Abstract : Lipids havepreviously been considered primarily as building blocks of the cell membrane, but are now also recognized as important cell signaling molecules. Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a glycerophospholipid consisting of a phosphate head group, a linker region, and a lipophilic tail. READ MORE