Quantification of VEGF-C expression in canine mammary tumours

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 279-282

  Qiu, C ^a,b   Lin, D D ^a   Wang, H H ^a   Qiao, C H ^a   Wang, J ^a   Zhang, T ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dogs; mRNA; Real time quantitative PCR; VEGF; VEGF C

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR MARKER; VASCULOTROPIN C; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EXPERIMENTAL NEOPLASM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, ANIMAL; RECEPTORS, VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR C;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 47249089662     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2008.00312.x     Document Type: Article

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