VEGF-B: A thing of beauty

Cell Research

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 741-744

  Li, Xuri ^a  

^a NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID TRANSPORTER; FLT1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; NERVE PROTEIN; NRP PROTEIN, MOUSE; VASCULOTROPIN B; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ADIPOSE TISSUE, WHITE; ANIMALS; FATTY ACID TRANSPORT PROTEINS; FATTY ACIDS; MICE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR B; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-1;

EID: 77955713744     PISSN: 10010602     EISSN: 17487838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/cr.2010.77     Document Type: Article

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