Rac1, caveolin-1 and vascular endothelial growth factor-mediated liver sinusoidal endothelial cell angiogenesis

Liver International

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-144

  Braet, Filip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVEOLIN 1; RAC1 PROTEIN; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CELL MOTILITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER SINUSOID; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CAVEOLIN 1; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; LIVER; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; RAC1 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 58149510579     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: 14783231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2008.01898.x     Document Type: Editorial

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