The impact of VEGF and bFGF on vascular stereomorphology in the context of angiogenic neo-arborisation after vascular induction

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 267-274

  Polykandriotis, E ^a   Arkudas, A ^a   Beier, J P ^a   Dragu, A ^a   Rath, S ^a   Pryymachuk, G ^a   Schmidt, V J ^a   Lametschwandtner, A ^b   Horch, R E ^a   Kneser, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

3D morphology; arteriovenous loop; bFGF; fibrin matrix; regenerative medicine; VEGF

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A, RAT; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL VEIN; GEL; HISTOLOGY; LEWIS RAT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; RAT; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE ENGINEERING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; CAPILLARIES; CORROSION CASTING; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL VEIN; FIBRIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GELS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

CORROSION; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; MORPHOLOGY; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

3D MORPHOLOGY; ARTERIOVENOUS LOOP; BASIC FIBROBLASTIC GROWTH FACTOR; FIBRIN MATRIX; GROWTH FACTOR; IN-VIVO; ORGANOIDS; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; VASCULAR NETWORK; VEGF;

TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 80051773655     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfr025     Document Type: Article

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