Changes of the Gene Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in the Lung of Rats with Chronic Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension

Journal of West China University of Medical Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 236-

  Chen, Wenbin ^a   Cheng, Deyun ^a   Wu, Qi ^b  

^a FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL   (China)

^b Basic School of Guangzhou Medical University   (China)

Author keywords

Hypoxia; In situ hybridization; Pulmonary hypertension; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; LYMPHOKINE; MESSENGER RNA; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ANIMAL; ANOXIA; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; ARTERIOLES; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LYMPHOKINES; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

EID: 1842659819     PISSN: 02577712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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