The receptor tyrosine kinase EphB4 and ephrin-B ligands restrict angiogenic growth of embryonic veins in Xenopus laevis

Development

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 269-278

  Helbling, Paul M ^a   Saulnier, Didier M E ^a   Brändli, André W ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; EphB4 receptor tyrosine kinase; Ephrin B ligand; Intersomitic vein; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; EPHRIN; EPHRIN B; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; EPHRIN-B2; EPHRIN-B3; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIGANDS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROINJECTIONS; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTOR, EPHB4; RECEPTORS, EPH FAMILY; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VEINS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0033981091     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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