Differential Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, and Angiopoietin 1 and 2 in Functionally Divergent Experimental Rabbit Models of Bladder Hypertrophy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 181, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2790-2796

  Walker, Adam ^a   Tanner, Matthew J ^a   Husson, Paul ^a   Schuler, Catherine ^a   Kogan, Barry A ^a   Buttyan, Ralph ^a   Levin, Robert M ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

angiopoietins; gene expression; rabbits; urinary bladder; vascular endothelial growth factor A

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPOIETIN 1; ANGIOPOIETIN 2; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHAM PROCEDURE;

ANGIOPOIETIN-1; ANGIOPOIETIN-2; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; RABBITS; URINARY BLADDER; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 67349269923     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.01.100     Document Type: Article

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