Impaired vascular endothelial growth factor signaling in the pathogenesis of neonatal pulmonary vascular disease

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 661, Issue , 2010, Pages 323-335

  Abman, Steven H ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Endothelial cells; Lung development; Nitric oxide; Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn; Pulmonary circulation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; FUMAGILLIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROFEN; SEMAXANIB; THALIDOMIDE; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN 165; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR; VASCULOTROPIN A;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPEROXIA; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG DYSPLASIA; LUNG HYPOPLASIA; LUNG INJURY; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PERSISTENT PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; NEWBORN DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; PERSISTENT FETAL CIRCULATION SYNDROME; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 77951224752     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-500-2_21     Document Type: Conference Paper

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