Angiogenic activity of swine granulosa cells: Effects of hypoxia and the role of VEGF

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages 157-159

  Bianco, F ^a   Basini, G ^a   Santini, S ^a   Grasselli, F ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Produzioni Animali Biotecnol Veterinarie Qualita e Sicurezza degli Alimenti   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Granulosa cells; Ovarian follicle; Pig; VEGF

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AORTA; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HYPOXIA; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; CELL GROWTH PROCESSES; CELL HYPOXIA; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; RECEPTORS, VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SWINE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 27744520907     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-005-0031-3     Document Type: Article

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