Vascular endothelial growth factor in patients with high-altitude pulmonary edema

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1836-1840

  Hanaoka, Masayuki ^a   Droma, Yunden ^a   Naramoto, Atsuhiko ^a   Honda, Takayuki ^a   Kobayashi, Toshio ^a   Kubo, Keishi ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; Pulmonary epithelium and endothelium

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CELL REGENERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG ENDOTHELIUM; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037405093     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00575.2002     Document Type: Article

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