VEGF protects human cerebral hybrid neurons from in vitro ischemia

NeuroReport

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 847-850

  Han, Moon Ku ^a   Kim, Manho ^a   Bae, So Yon ^a   Kang, Lami ^a   Han, So Young ^a   Lee, Yong Seok ^a   Rha, Jeong Ho ^b   Kim, Seung U ^c,d   Roh, Jae Kyu ^a  

^a University of Seoul   (South Korea)

^b Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Human hybrid neuronal cell line; Hypoxia; Neuroprotective; Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF); Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR 2)

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; RECOMBINANT VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYBRID CELL; HYPOXIA; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; CEREBRAL CORTEX; HUMANS; HYBRID CELLS; IMMUNOASSAY; ISCHEMIA; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEURONS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-2;

EID: 1842452065     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200404090-00022     Document Type: Article

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