Flk-1, a receptor for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), is expressed by retinal progenitor cells

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 6089-6099

  Yang, Xianjie ^a,b   Cepko, Constance L ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flk 1; progenitor; receptor tyrosine kinase; retina; surface marker; VEGF; ventricular zone

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; STEM CELL;

EID: 0029839804     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-19-06089.1996     Document Type: Article

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