VEGF over-expression in skeletal muscle induces angiogenesis by intussusception rather than sprouting

Angiogenesis

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 123-136

  Gianni Barrera, Roberto ^a   Trani, Marianna ^a   Fontanellaz, Christian ^b   Heberer, Michael ^a   Djonov, Valentin ^b   Hlushchuk, Ruslan ^b   Banfi, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Gene therapy; Intussusception; Skeletal muscle; VEGF

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS VECTOR; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIANGIOGENIC GENE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAST APPLICATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLONAL VARIATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; IMPLANTATION; INTRAVASCULAR TRANSLUMINAL PILLAR; LIMB IMPLANTATION; MICROVASCULATURE; MOUSE; MYOBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROVIRUS; SHEAR STRESS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPROUTING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VASCULAR CASTING; VASCULAR SPLITTING; VEGF GENE;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSELS; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

MUS;

EID: 84871613471     PISSN: 09696970     EISSN: 15737209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10456-012-9304-y     Document Type: Article

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