XRASGRP2 is essential for blood vessel formation during Xenopus development

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 609-615

  Suzuki, Kan ^a   Takahashi, Shuji ^b   Haramoto, Yoshikazu ^b   Onuma, Yasuko ^c   Nagamine, Kentaro ^d   Okabayashi, Koji ^b   Hashizume, Kohei ^e   Iwanaka, Tadashi ^a   Asashima, Makoto ^b,c  

^a GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Research Center for Stem Cell Engineering   (Japan)

^d HIROSHIMA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Tokyo west Tokushukai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Rasgrp; Vasculogenesis; Vegf a; Xenopus laevis; Xrasgrp2

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; RAS GUANYL NUCLEOTIDE RELEASING PROTEIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSELS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; HUMANS; RAS GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; XENOPUS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

MAMMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 77950524823     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.092929ks     Document Type: Article

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