Increased expression of KDR/Flk-1 (VEGFR-2) in murine model of ischemia- induced retinal neovascularization

Microvascular Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 183-191

  Suzuma, Kiyoshi ^a   Takagi, Hitoshi ^a   Otani, Atsushi ^a   Suzuma, Izumi ^a   Honda, Yoshihito ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ISCHEMIA; RETINA NEOVASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0032211996     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mvre.1998.2111     Document Type: Article

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