Vascular endothelial growth factors signalling in normal human dental pulp: A study of gene and protein expression

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 92-100

  Virtej, Anca ^a   Løes, Sigbjørn ^a,b   Iden, Ole ^a   Bletsa, Athanasia ^a   Berggreen, Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Blood vessels; Immune cells; Immunolabelling; Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 3;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH VESSEL ENDOTHELIUM; METABOLISM; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOOTH PULP; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

DENTAL PULP; ENDOTHELIUM, LYMPHATIC; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-2; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-3; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

EID: 84875052582     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eos.12019     Document Type: Article

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