Activin A augments vascular endothelial growth factor activity in promoting branching tubulogenesis in hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 399-404

  Endo, Daisuke ^a,b   Kogure, Kimitaka ^c   Hasegawa, Yoshihisa ^d   Maku uchi, Masatoshi ^b   Kojima, Itaru ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activin A; Follistatin; Hepatic sinusoid; The activin follistatin system; Tubulogenesis; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; COLLAGEN GEL; FOLLISTATIN; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL SURVIVAL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; LIVER CELL; LIVER SINUSOID; MALE; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 1242269876     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2003.11.019     Document Type: Article

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