Cold-Induced mRNA Expression of Angiogenic Factors in Rat Brown Adipose Tissue

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 403-409

  Asano, Atsushi ^a   Kimura, Kazuhiro ^a   Saito, Masayuki ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; BAT; bFGF; VEGF family

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; LYMPHOKINE; MESSENGER RNA; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN A; VASCULOTROPIN B;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; COLD; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ANIMALS; COLD; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LYMPHOKINES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR B; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

EID: 0033113716     PISSN: 7653697     EISSN: 1782155X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.61.403     Document Type: Article

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