Dynamics of angiogenesis during murine retinal development: A coupled in vivo and in silico study

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 9, Issue 74, 2012, Pages 2351-2364

  Watson, M G ^a   McDougall, S R ^a   Chaplain, M A J ^b   Devlin, A H ^c   Mitchell, C A ^c  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Blood flow; Retinopathy; Vascular remodelling

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; EYE PROTECTION; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

ANGIOGENESIS; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PERFUSION; IN-SILICO; IN-VIVO; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; OPTIC NERVE HEAD; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL; PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTORS; RETINOPATHY; VASCULAR REMODELLING; WILD TYPES;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR A;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; RETINA; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; SIMULATION; SUPERFICIAL RETINAL VASCULAR PLEXUS;

MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 84866152497     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2012.0067     Document Type: Article

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