Expression of the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor, KDR, in human placenta

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 361-366

  Vuckovic, M ^a   Ponting, J ^b   Terman, B I ^c   Niketic, V ^a   Seif, M W ^d   Kumar, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

^d WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Haemangioblasts; Vasculogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PLACENTA; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLACENTA VILLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLAST; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0029979615     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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