Angiogenic activity of swine granulosa cells: Effects of hypoxia and vascular endothelial growth factor Trap R1R2, a VEGF blocker

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 308-319

  Bianco, Federico ^a   Basini, Giuseppina ^a   Grasselli, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Granulosa cells; Hypoxia; VEGF; VEGF Trap R1R2

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 14744268309     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2004.12.004     Document Type: Article

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