Nestin and WT1 expression in small-sized vasa vasorum from human normal arteries

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1195-1202

  Vasuri, Francesco ^a   Fittipaldi, Silvia ^a   Buzzi, Marina ^a   Degiovanni, Alessio ^a   Stella, Andrea ^a   D'Errico Grigioni, Antonia ^a   Pasquinelli, Gianandrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endothelial progenitor cells; Nestin; Vasa vasorum; Vessel density; WT1

Indexed keywords

INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN; NESTIN; WT1 PROTEIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOLOGY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; STEM CELL; VASA VASORUM;

ARTERIES; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; STEM CELLS; VASA VASORUM; WT1 PROTEINS;

EID: 84866098728     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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