The Role of Chloride Channels in Regulation of Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but fatal disease with an annual mortality rate of 15% despite current therapies. Uncontrolled proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) results in adverse vascular remodeling contributing to PAH. Understanding the mechanisms of PA...

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Main Author: Liang, Wenbin
Other Authors: Backx, Peter
Language:en_ca
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/42521