Expression patterns of placenta growth factor in human melanocytic cell lines

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 118-123

  Graeven, Ullrich ^a   Rodeck, Ulrich ^b   Karpinski, Sonja ^a   Jost, Monika ^b   Andre, Niko ^a   Schmiegel, Wolff ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Melanocytes; Melanoma; Placenta growth factor

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIC FACTOR; BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; INSULIN; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPILIN; UROKINASE;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; TUMOR CELL LINE; VIRUS CELL TRANSFORMATION;

EID: 0033911339     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2000.00022.x     Document Type: Article

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