Vascular endothelial growth factor gene expression in human fetal lung in vitro

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 14-23

  Acarregui, Michael J ^a   Penisten, Scott T ^a   Goss, Kelli L ^a   Ramirez, Kristie ^a   Snyder, Jeanne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCLADESINE; ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; LYMPHOKINE; MESSENGER RNA; OXYGEN; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LUNG; METABOLISM; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TIME; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BUCLADESINE; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LUNG; LYMPHOKINES; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; OXYGEN; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

EID: 0032622390     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.20.1.3251     Document Type: Article

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