VEGF receptor switching in heart development and disease

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-6

  Madonna, Rosalinda ^a   De Caterina, Raffaele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1; FLT1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; VASCULOTROPIN A; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

CELL HYPERPLASIA; CELL MIGRATION; EDITORIAL; GENE SILENCING; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ZEBRA FISH; CARDIOMEGALY; HEART; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

CARDIOMEGALY; COPPER; HEART; HUMANS; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; RECEPTORS, VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-1; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-2;

EID: 70449701631     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: 17553245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvp270     Document Type: Editorial

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