Characterization of the expression of Ang1, Ang2, and Tie2 in the corpus cavernosum of the rat during aging

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 699-709

  Cordeiro, Ana Lcia ^a   Figueiredo, Antnio ^a   Tomada, Ins ^a   De Almeida, Henrique ^a   Neves, Delminda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

aging; angiogenesis; angiopoietins; corpus cavernosum; erectile dysfunction; rat; Tie2

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPOIETIN 1; ANGIOPOIETIN 2; ANGIOPOIETIN RECEPTOR;

AGING; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING; WISTAR RAT;

AGING; ANGIOPOIETIN-1; ANGIOPOIETIN-2; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, TIE-2;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 79451474776     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927610094006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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