Concept of angiogenic privilege

Encyclopedia of the Eye, Four-Volume Set

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 334-338

  Regenfuss, B ^a   Cursiefen, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Angiogenic privilege; Cornea; Corneal neovascularization; Corneal transplantation; Immune privilege; Inflammation; Lymphangiogenesis; Vasculogenesis; VEGF

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876708657     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374203-2.00121-4     Document Type: Chapter

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