Vascular endothelial growth factor has neurotrophic activity and stimulates axonal outgrowth, enhancing cell survival and Schwann cell proliferation in the peripheral nervous system

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 5731-5740

  Sondell, Mariann ^a   Lundborg, Göran ^a   Kanje, Martin ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Axonal outgrowth; DRG; Growth factor; Mouse; Nerve regeneration; Peripheral nerve; SCG; VEGF

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MITOGENESIS; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHWANN CELL;

EID: 0033565417     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-14-05731.1999     Document Type: Article

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