Reorganization of the cerebral vasculature following ischaemia;Reorganización de la vascularización cerebral tras la isquemia

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 645-654

  Brea, D ^a   Sobrino, T ^a   Ramos Cabrer, P ^a   Castillo, José ^a  

^a Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; EPC; Neurogenesis; Stem cells; Stroke; VEGF

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIC FACTOR; ANGIOPOYETIN; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONVALESCENCE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STEM CELL; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

EID: 74249095735     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.4912.2009564     Document Type: Review

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