Pregnancy-induced elevation in aortic vascular smooth muscle actin in the Sprague-Dawley rat.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
A component of hemodynamic responses during pregnancy may include structural changes in the arterial tree. Smooth muscle alpha-actin is a major structural-contractile protein of muscle cells. We observed a marked increase. In expression of actin during pregnancy in the rat aorta, suggesting a structural alteration of conduit arteries.
Medical subject headings
- Actins
- Aorta
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
- Pregnancy, Animal