Hypoxia-induced expression of VEGF is reversible in myocardial vascular smooth muscle cells

American Journal of Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 2 PART 2, 1997, Pages

  Jian Wei, G U ^a   Adair, Thomas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Basic fibroblast growth factor; Platelet derived growth factor; Transforming growth factor l; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745379824     PISSN: 00029513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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