Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors (Flt-1 and Flk-1) following permanent and transient occlusion of the middle cerebral artery in the rat

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 874-882

  Lennmyr, Fredrik ^a   Ata, Khaled Ahmad ^a   Funa, Keiko ^b   Olsson, Yngve ^a   Terént, Andreas ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO); Rat; Receptor; Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GLIA CELL; HYPOXIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION;

EID: 0031683937     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005072-199809000-00009     Document Type: Article

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