Gene therapy with vascular endothelial growth factors

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1198-1200

  Ylä Herttuala, Seppo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Arteriogenesis; Gene therapy; Ischaemia; Lymphangiogenesis; Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS VECTOR; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR B; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TARGET CELL; VIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; GENE THERAPY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

EID: 70450187857     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST0371198     Document Type: Review

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