Effect of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptor KDR on human airway smooth muscle cells proliferation

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 591-594

  Zou, Hui ^a   Xu, Yong Jian ^a   Zhang, Zhen Xiang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Airway smooth muscle cells; Kinase insert domain containing receptor; Proliferation; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; CELL METABOLISM; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LUNG COMPLIANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; LUNG; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-2;

EID: 17144395172     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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