K Kobayashi   K Yokote   M Fujimoto   K Yamashita   A Sakamoto   M Kitahara   H Kawamura   Y Maezawa   S Asaumi   T Tokuhisa   S Mori   Y Saito   
CIRCULATION RESEARCH 96(8) 904-912 2005年4月
The role of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta and its signal in atherogenesis is not fully understood. Here, we examined mice lacking Smad3, a major downstream mediator of TGF-beta, to clarify the precise role of Smad3-dependent signaling in v...