The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 127, Issue 5 , Pages 1276-1284 , May 2004

Vein graft arterialization causes differential activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases

  • Paul C Saunders, MD

      Affiliations

    • the Seymour Cohn Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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  • Giuseppe Pintucci, PhD

      Affiliations

    • the Seymour Cohn Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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  • Costas S Bizekis, MD

      Affiliations

    • the Seymour Cohn Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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  • Ram Sharony, MD

      Affiliations

    • the Seymour Cohn Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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  • Kevin M Hyman, MD

      Affiliations

    • the Seymour Cohn Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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  • Fiorella Saponara, BA

      Affiliations

    • the Seymour Cohn Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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  • F.Gregory Baumann, PhD

      Affiliations

    • the Seymour Cohn Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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  • Eugene A Grossi, MD

      Affiliations

    • the Seymour Cohn Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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  • Stephen B Colvin, MD

      Affiliations

    • the Seymour Cohn Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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  • Paolo Mignatti, MD

      Affiliations

    • the Seymour Cohn Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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  • Aubrey C Galloway, MD

      Affiliations

    • the Seymour Cohn Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Aubrey C. Galloway, MD, Professor of Surgery, Director, Cardiac Surgical Research, New York University School of Medicine, 530 First Ave, Suite 9V, New York, NY 10016, USA

Received 4 April 2003 ,Revised 30 July 2003 ,Accepted 31 July 2003.

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☆ This work was supported by funds from the Seymour Cohn Foundation for Cardiovascular Surgery Research.

PII: S0022-5223(03)01401-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.07.017

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 127, Issue 5 , Pages 1276-1284 , May 2004

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