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Research Paper

RAS protein activator like 2 promotes the proliferation and migration of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell through AKT/mammalian target of Rapamycin complex 1 pathway in pulmonary hypertension

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Pages 3516-3526 | Received 05 Sep 2021, Accepted 21 Oct 2021, Published online: 30 Jan 2022

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