Bombesin promotes vasculogenesis and angiogenesis in chick chorio-allantoic membrane: A morphometric, structural, and ultrastructural study

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 269, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 72-83

  Quagliata, Sara ^a   Pacini, Stefania ^a   Punzi, Tiziana ^a   Malentacchi, Cecilia ^a   Ruggiero, Marco ^a   Delfino, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Bombesin; CAM; Vasculogenesis

Indexed keywords

AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; BOMBESIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FETUS MEMBRANE; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALLANTOIS; ANIMALS; BOMBESIN; CHICK EMBRYO; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS;

EID: 37649009018     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10569     Document Type: Article

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