Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor family in ascidians, Halocynthia roretzi (Sea squirt). Its high expression in circulatory system-containing tissues

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 4841-4853

  Samarghandian, Saeed ^a   Shibuya, Masabumi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JOBU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circulatory system; Halocynthia roretzi; Sea squirt; Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HALOCYNTHIA RORETZI; HEART MUSCLE; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR GENE;

EID: 84875078044     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms14034841     Document Type: Article

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