Peg-and-socket junctions between smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells in femoral veins are stimulated to angiogenesis by prostaglandin E2 and glycerols

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 623-630

  Díaz Flores Jr , L ^a   Gutierrez R ^a   Madrid, J F ^b   Saez F J ^c   Valladares, F ^a,d   Villar, J ^d   Diaz Flores L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CALMODULIN BINDING PROTEIN; CD34 ANTIGEN; GLYCEROL; ISOPROTEIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL MOTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMORAL VEIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD34; CALMODULIN-BINDING PROTEINS; CELL MOVEMENT; DINOPROSTONE; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMORAL VEIN; GLYCEROL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 79960691368     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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