Endothelium as master regulator of organ development and growth

Vascular Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Tirziu, Daniela ^a   Simons, Michael ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Development; Endothelium; Growth; Organ size

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANGIOGENESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOTHELIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN GROWTH; ORGAN SIZE; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; ORGANOGENESIS; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 57149094838     PISSN: 15371891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2008.08.003     Document Type: Review

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