Harmonic interplay of angiogenic growth factors in the development of coronary blood vessels

Circulation Research

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1099-1101

  Yokoyama, Mitsuhiro ^a   Hirase, Tetsuaki ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Antiangiogenesis; Basic fibroblast growth factor; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIC FACTOR; GROWTH FACTOR;

ANGIOGENESIS; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; EDITORIAL; GROWTH REGULATION; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035827718     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hh1101.092472     Document Type: Editorial

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