Antenatal fetal VEGF therapy to promote pulmonary maturation in a preterm rabbit model

Early Human Development

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-105

  Debeer, A ^a,b   Sbragia, L ^a   Vrancken, K ^a   Hendriks, A ^a   Roubliova, X ^a   Jani, J ^a   Naulaers, G ^b   Carmeliet, P ^a,c   Deprest, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Lung development; Lung mechanics; VEGF

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; RECOMBINANT VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FETUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG MECHANICS; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG STRUCTURE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL ORGAN MATURITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LUNG; PREGNANCY; PULMONARY SURFACTANT-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN B; RABBITS; RATS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-2;

EID: 77649186630     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2010.01.025     Document Type: Article

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