Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 in the Muscle Flap with Ischemic Injury in Rats

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-49

  Chen, Weijia ^a   Zhang, Feng ^a   Chen, Michael B ^a   Lineaweaver, William C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ischemia; muscle; rat; receptor; surgical flap; vascular endothelium growth factor

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GRACILIS FLAP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SARCOPLASM; VASCULAR PEDICLE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-2;

EID: 34247589204     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2006.10.046     Document Type: Article

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