Early cardiac hypertrophy induced by thyroxine is accompanied by an increase in VEGF-A expression but not by an increase in capillary density

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 448, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 472-479

  Anjos Ramos, Luana ^a   Carneiro Ramos, Marcela S ^a   Diniz, Gabriela P ^a   Martins Silva, Joelcimar ^a   Barreto Chaves, Maria Luiza Morais ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Capillary growth; Cardiac microcirculation; Hyperthyroidism; Hypertrophy; VEGF

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; CYCLINE; MESSENGER RNA; THYROXINE; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CAPILLARY DENSITY; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART WEIGHT; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HYPERTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIMULATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 33645577666     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-005-0140-y     Document Type: Article

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