Vascular endothelial growth factor is a survival factor for renal tubular epithelial cells

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 6 47-6, 2000, Pages

  Kanellis, John ^a   Fraser, Scott ^a   Katerelos, Marina ^a   Power, David A ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; flk 1; flt 1; Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1; Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2; Vascular endothelial growth factor receptors

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY TUBULE CELL; KIDNEY TUBULE EPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 0033947341     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.2000.278.6.f905     Document Type: Article

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