EphA4 regulates central nervous system vascular formation

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 497, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 864-875

  Goldshmit, Yona ^a   Galea, Mary P ^a   Bartlett, Perry F ^b   Turnley, Ann M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Astrocytic gliosis; Revascularization; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

EPHRIN RECEPTOR A4; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN CORTEX; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EMBRYO; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GLIOSIS; MALE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVASCULARIZATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RECEPTOR, EPHA4; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 33745885281     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21029     Document Type: Article

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