PDGF-BB induces MAP kinase phosphorylation and VEGF expression in neurofibroma-derived cultured cells from patients with neurofibromatosis 1

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 713-717

  Kotsuji Maruyama, Tomoe ^a   Imakado, Sumihisa ^a   Kawachi, Yasuhiro ^a   Otsuka, Fujio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Growth factor; MAP kinase; Neurofibromatosis 1

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR BB; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0036857133     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2002.tb00208.x     Document Type: Article

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