Vascular endothelial growth factor: Adaptive changes in the neuroglialvascular unit

Current Neurovascular Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 72-81

  Argandoña, Enrike G ^a   Bengoetxea, Harkaitz ^b   Ortuzar, Naiara ^b   Bulnes, Susana ^b   Rico Barrio, Irantzu ^b   Lafuente, José Vicente ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

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

Author keywords

Angioglioneurins; Environmental enrichment; Neurogliovascular unit; Neuroprotection; Neurorestoration; VEGF

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGLIONEURIN; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADAPTATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANGIOGENESIS; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN TUMOR; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ENCEPHALITIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; EXERCISE; GLIA; HUMAN; MICROVASCULATURE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROGLIALVASCULAR UNIT; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REARING; REVIEW; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; STROKE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VASCULARIZATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 84858199657     PISSN: 15672026     EISSN: 18755739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/156720212799297119     Document Type: Review

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