Role of basic fibroblast growth factor in the formation of the capillary plexus in the chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane. An in situ hybridization, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural study

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 127-136

  Ribatti, D ^a,b   Bertossi, M ^a   Nico, B ^a   Vacca, A ^b   Ria, R ^b   Riva, A ^c   Roncali, L ^a   Presta, M ^d  

^a Institute of Human Anatomy   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Basic fibroblast growth factor; Chick embryo; Chorioallantoic membrane

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; CHORION; FETUS MEMBRANE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALLANTOIS; ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; CHORION; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION;

EID: 0031614074     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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