Expression and role of VEGF-A in the ciliary body

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 7520-7527

  Ford, Knatokie M ^a,b   Saint Geniez, Magali ^a,b   Walshe, Tony E ^a   D'Amore, Patricia A ^a,b  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; VASCULOTROPIN A; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; BRIGHT FIELD MICROSCOPY; CILIARY BODY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HOMEOSTASIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BREEDING; C57BL MOUSE; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CILIARY BODY; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING TRANSMISSION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 84872202138     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.12-10098     Document Type: Article

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