Oxytocin stimulates in vitro angiogenesis via a Pyk-2/Src-dependent mechanism

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 315, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 3210-3219

  Cattaneo, Maria Grazia ^a   Lucci, Gina ^b   Vicentini, Lucia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Melloni Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Human endothelial cells; Oxytocin; Phospholipase C; Proline rich kinase 2 (Pyk 2); Src kinase

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; FOCAL ADHESION KINASE 2; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; RNA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPHEROID CELL; UMBILICAL VEIN;

EID: 70349774276     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: 10902422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2009.06.022     Document Type: Article

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