Activated human neutrophils express vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)

Cytokine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 254-257

  Webb, Nicholas J A ^a,b   Myers, Clare R ^a   Watson, Carolyn J ^a   Bottomley, Martyn J ^a   Brenchley, Paul E C ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunoassay; Neutrophils; VEGF; VPF

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VASCULOTROPIN; ZYMOSAN;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOASSAY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0032055545     PISSN: 10434666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cyto.1997.0297     Document Type: Article

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