A new mouse model to study acquired lymphedema

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 0970-0971

  Schneider, Martin ^a   Ny, Annelii ^a   De Almodovar, Carmen Ruiz ^a   Carmeliet, Peter ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

DISEASE COURSE; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; MASSAGE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; MOUSE; NOTE; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; LYMPHEDEMA; MICE;

EID: 33746416246     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030264     Document Type: Short Survey

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