Intermediate filament proteins in developing human arteries

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 199, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 225-231

  Johansson, Bengt ^a   Eriksson, Anders ^a   Thornell, Lars Eric ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Development; Ductus arteriosus; Human arteries; Intermediate filament protein; Umbilical vessels

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; DESMIN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN; VIMENTIN;

ADOLESCENT; AORTA; ARTERY; ARTERY MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; NEWBORN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ADOLESCENT; AORTA; ARTERIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DESMIN; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; ELASTIC TISSUE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; KERATINS; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PULMONARY ARTERY; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; UMBILICAL VEINS; VIMENTIN;

EID: 0033064045     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004290050223     Document Type: Article

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