Rat mesentery exteriorization: A model for investigating the cellular dynamics involved in angiogenesis

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 63, 2012, Pages

  Yang, Ming ^a   Stapor, Peter C ^a   Peirce, Shayn M ^b   Betancourt, Aline M ^c   Murfee, Walter L ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Cellular biology; Issue 63; Mesentery; Microcirculation; Microvascular; Rat; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; MALE; MESENTERY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; VASCULARIZATION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; MALE; MESENTERY; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84863739070     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3954     Document Type: Article

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