Stretch-induced upregulation of VEGF gene expression in murine pulmonary culture: A role for angiogenesis in lung development

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 906-913

  Muratore, Christopher S ^a   Nguyen, Hiep T ^a   Ziegler, Moritz M ^a   Wilson, Jay M ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated lung growth; Angiogenesis; Congenital diapragmatic hernia; Pulmonary hypoplasia; Stretch; Tracheal ligation; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIC FACTOR; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG HYPOPLASIA; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRACHEA OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0034044348     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2000.6916     Document Type: Conference Paper

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