Tubular vascular endothelial growth factor-A, erythropoietin, and medullary vessels: A trio linked by hypoxia

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 997-998

  Tufro, Alda ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPOIETIN; ANGIOPOIETIN 1; ANGIOPOIETIN 2; ANGIOPOIETIN L4; ANGIOPOIETIN RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR BB; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN A; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTERIOLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; EDITORIAL; GLOMERULUS CAPILLARY; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; KIDNEY BLOOD VESSEL; KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; KIDNEY MEDULLA; KIDNEY SIZE; KIDNEY TUBULE CELL; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYCYTHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETER OBSTRUCTION; ANIMAL; KIDNEY TUBULE; MALE; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; KIDNEY TUBULES; MALE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 84929316184     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: 15333450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2014101004     Document Type: Editorial

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