Characterization of a transformed ovine lymphatic endothelial cell line

Microcirculation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-73

  Leak, Lee V ^a   Yu, Zu Xi ^b   Jones, Michael ^b   Ferrans, Victor J ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lymphangiogenesis; Tissue plasminogen activator; Transformed lymphatic endothelium; Vascular endothelial cell growth factor receptor 3 (VEGFR 3); Von Willebrand factor

Indexed keywords

PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CYTOLOGY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH VESSEL ENDOTHELIUM; MESENTERY; METABOLISM; SHEEP; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; VIRUS CELL TRANSFORMATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CELL TRANSFORMATION, VIRAL; ENDOTHELIUM, LYMPHATIC; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MESENTERY; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS; SHEEP; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0033087873     PISSN: 10739688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713773928     Document Type: Article

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