VEGF and vascular fusion: Implications for normal and pathological vessels

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1351-1355

  Drake, Christopher J ^a   Little, Charles D ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Vascular fusion; Vascular hyperfusion; Vasculogenesis; VEGF

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BIOASSAY; BLOOD VESSEL; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; EMBRYO; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FOWL; MESODERM; MORPHOGENESIS; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 0032699648     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549904701101     Document Type: Review

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