Defective autophagy in vascular smooth muscle cells increases passive stiffness of the mouse aortic vessel wall
Aging and associated progressive arterial stiffening are both important predictors for the development of cardiovascular diseases. Recent evidence showed that autophagy, a catabolic cellular mechanism responsible for nutrient recycling, plays a major role in the physiology of vascular cells such as...
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Published in | Pflügers Archiv Vol. 472; no. 8; pp. 1031 - 1040 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Berlin/Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
01.08.2020
Springer Nature B.V |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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