Evolution of viviparity and uterine angiogenesis: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in oviparous and viviparous skinks

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 314 B, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 148-156

  Murphy, Bridget F ^a   Belov, Katherine ^a   Thompson, Michael B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOSSIL; GENETICS; HUMAN; LIZARD; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; OVIPARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SPLICING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; UTERUS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULARIZATION; VIVIPARITY;

ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; FOSSILS; HUMANS; LIZARDS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; OVIPARITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SPLICING; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; UTERUS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VIVIPARITY, NONMAMMALIAN;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; SAIPHOS EQUALIS; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 76749164938     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21317     Document Type: Article

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