The role of eosinophil major basic protein in angiogenesis

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 368-374

  Puxeddu, I ^a,c   Berkman, N ^b   Nissim Ben Efraim, A H ^a   Davies, D E ^c   Ribatti, D ^d   Gleich, G J ^e   Levi Schaffer, F ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic inflammation; Angiogenesis; Eosinophils; Major basic protein; Tissue remodelling

Indexed keywords

MAJOR BASIC PROTEIN; MATRIGEL; POLYARGININE; POLYCATION; TRYPAN BLUE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CAPILLARY; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CHORIOALLANTOIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; RAT; SPROUTING;

ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; EOSINOPHIL MAJOR BASIC PROTEIN; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFLAMMATION; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 60849115591     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01822.x     Document Type: Article

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