Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and VEGF Receptor Expression in Biopsy Samples of Liver from Dogs with Congenital Portosystemic Shunts

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-61

  Tivers, M S ^a   Lipscomb, V J ^a   Scase, T J ^b   Priestnall, S L ^a   House, A K ^c   Gates, H ^a   Wheeler Jones, C P D ^a   Smith, K C ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Bridge Pathology Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c Veterinary Specialist Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Congenital portosystemic shunt; Dog; Immunohistochemistry; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECANALIZATION; REPERFUSION; SUTURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VEIN LIGATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PORTAL SYSTEM; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-2;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 84861701388     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: 15323129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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