Matheau A Julien et al.
Journal of cellular physiology, 211(1), 167-173 (2006-12-07)
Syndecan-1 belongs to a family of transmembrane proteoglycans, acts as a coreceptor for growth factor binding, as well as cell-matrix and cell-cell interactions, and is induced in smooth muscle cells (SMCs) following balloon catheter injury. In this report, we investigated