Prolonged hypoxia increases vascular endothelial growth factor mRNA and protein in adult mouse brain

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 260-264

  Kuo, Ning Tsu ^a   Benhayon, David ^b   Przybylski, Ronald J ^a   Martin, Richard J ^a   LaManna, Joseph C ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary angiogenesis; Cerebral hypoxic adaptation; Chronic hypoxia; Messenger ribonucleic acid; Vascular growth factor

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN HYPOXIA; CAPILLARY DENSITY; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMATOCRIT; HYPOBARISM; MOUSE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TIME;

EID: 0032904863     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.86.1.260     Document Type: Article

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