Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors during embryonic implantation in the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus)

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 296, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 339-349

  Yi, X J ^a   Jiang, H Y ^b   Lee, K K H ^a   Tang, P L ^b   Chow, P H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Embryonic implantation; Flk 1; Flt 1; Golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus); Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DECIDUA; EMBRYO; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HAMSTER; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMPLANTATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; DECIDUA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GESTATIONAL AGE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LYMPHOKINES; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; PREGNANCY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTORS, GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTORS, VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-1; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

EID: 0032896474     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410051294     Document Type: Article

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