Direct visualization of renal vascular morphogenesis in Flk1 heterozygous mutant mice

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 1 44-1, 1998, Pages

  Robert, Barry ^a   St John, Patricia L ^a   Abrahamson, Dale R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Nephrogenesis; Vasculogenesis

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 0031843958     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1998.275.1.f164     Document Type: Article

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