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Linkage Analysis of Neointimal Hyperplasia and Vascular Wall Transformation Following Balloon Angioplasty

February 1, 2006   Categories: New articles  Posted by admin

Neointimal hyperplasia (NIH), a result of vascular injury, is due to the migration and proliferation of smooth muscle cells through the media and internal elastic lamina leading to vascular occlusion. We utilized a rat model to find the genetic regions controlling NIH after endothelial denudation in two divergent inbred strains of rats.

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