VEGF transiently disrupts gap junctional communication in endothelial cells

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1229-1235

  Suarez, S ^a   Ballmer Hofer, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Cell communication; Gap junction; Signal transduction; VEGF

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; TRACER; TYROSINE KINASE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GAP JUNCTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME;

CELL LINE; CONNEXIN 43; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTORS, GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTORS, VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 0035071576     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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