Time-course expression of vascular endothelial growth factor as related to the development of the retinochoroidal vasculature in rats

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 155-160

  Yi, Xianjin ^a,b   Mai, Lin Chin ^c   Uyama, Masanobu ^d   Yew, David T W ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^b Xinqiao Hospital   (China)

^c FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; Rat; Retinal pigment epithelium; Retinochoroidal vasculature; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

AGE; ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CHOROID CAPILLARY LAYER; CHOROID VASCULARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MUELLER CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA NEUROEPITHELIAL LAYER;

ANIMALS; CHOROID; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LYMPHOKINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETINAL VESSELS; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

EID: 0031983547     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210050267     Document Type: Article

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