Embryonic lymphangiogenesis

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 297, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-11

  Wilting, Jörg ^a   Neeff, Hannes ^a   Christ, Bodo ^a  

^a Anatomisches Inst der Albert L   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chick embryo; Lymph heart; Lymphangiogenesis; Lymphatic endothelial cell; VEGF C

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; CHORIOALLANTOIS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FOWL; LYMPH VESSEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ALLANTOIS; ANIMALS; CHORION; EMBRYONIC INDUCTION; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTORS, GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTORS, VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR C;

EID: 0032968488     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410051328     Document Type: Review

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