VEGF affects the expression of TGF-β in retinal neovascularization: A preliminary study about redundancy of growth factor

International Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2391-2393

  Li, Bin ^a   Li, Gui Gang ^a   Xiang, Yan ^a   Xu, Ling Juan ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Neovascularization; Redundancy; Retinopathy of prematurity; TGF ; VEGF

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADENO ASSOCIATED VIRUS; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; PLASMID; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA CELL; RETINA NEOVASCULARIZATION; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RNA INTERFERENCE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 58249120698     PISSN: 16725123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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