The role of integrin-linked kinase in platelet-derived growth factor stimulated vascular smooth muscle cell migration

Background: Vascular smooth muscle cell migration and accumulation in response to growth factors extensively contribute to the development of intimal thickening within the vessel wall. Cumulative evidence has shown that actin cytoskeleton polymerization and rearrangement are critical steps during ce...

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Main Author: Abdoli Yazdi, Sahar
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/27570