The role of angiopoietin-2 in progressive renal fibrosis

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 175-176

  Chang, Fan Chi ^a,b   Lin, Shuei Liong ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPOIETIN 1; ANGIOPOIETIN 2; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; APOPTOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DOWN REGULATION; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PERICYTE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SHORT SURVEY;

ANGIOPOIETIN-2; ANIMALS; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; MYOFIBROBLASTS; PERICYTES; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 84875626800     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2012.07.028     Document Type: Short Survey

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