| Literature DB >> 22011752 |
Daniel F Bowen-Pope1, Elaine W Raines.
Abstract
A growth-promoting activity released from activated platelets, the platelet-derived growth factor, was discovered and characterized while the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the formation of the lesions of atherosclerosis were being investigated. This review provides a personal account of the different challenges we faced 3 decades ago in this undertaking and describes how our path was influenced by our focus on a disease process and by the evolving general understanding of the molecular effectors of cell proliferation.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22011752 PMCID: PMC3209478 DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.108.179556
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol ISSN: 1079-5642 Impact factor: 8.311