Expression of aquaporin-4 in human supratentorial meningiomas with peritumoral brain edema and correlation of VEGF with edema formation

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 2165-2171

  Wang, P ^a   Ni, R Y ^a   Chen, M N ^a   Mou, K J ^b   Mao, Q ^a   Liu, Y H ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aquaporin 4; Meningiomas; Peritumoral brain edema; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4; VASCULOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERITUMORAL BRAIN EDEMA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; SUPRATENTORIAL MENINGIOMA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AQUAPORIN 4; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN; BRAIN EDEMA; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; HUMANS; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; SUPRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 80955168019     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol10-3gmr1212     Document Type: Article

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