Intussusceptive angiogenesis: A biologically relevant form of angiogenesis

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 390-404

  De Spiegelaere, Ward ^a   Casteleyn, Christophe ^b   Van Den Broeck, Wim ^c   Plendl, Johanna ^d   Bahramsoltani, Mahtab ^e   Simoens, Paul ^c   Djonov, Valentin ^f   Cornillie, Pieter ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Cooption; Sprouting; Vascular mimicry

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPOIETIN 1; ANGIOPOIETIN 2; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; NOTCH RECEPTOR; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 3;

ANGIOGENESIS; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CELL MIGRATION; CELL VACUOLE; HUMAN; INTUSSUSCEPTIVE ANGIOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PERICYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SPROUTING ANGIOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 84862738647     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: 14230135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000338278     Document Type: Review

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