Combining Foxc2 and Connexin37 deletions in mice leads to severe defects in lymphatic vascular growth and remodeling

Developmental Biology

Volumn 405, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 33-46

  Kanady, John D ^a   Munger, Stephanie J ^a   Witte, Marlys H ^a   Simon, Alexander M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cx37; Foxc2; Lymphangiogenesis; Lymphatic valve; Lymphedema; Vascular development

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 37; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXC2; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENOTYPE; HAPLOINSUFFICIENCY; HEMIZYGOSITY; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; LYMPHANGIOMA; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHEDEMA DISTICHIASIS; MITOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; VASCULAR REMODELING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; C57BL MOUSE; COLON; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DEFICIENCY; EDEMA; EMBRYOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE DELETION; LYMPHOGRAPHY; MESENTERY; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; SKIN; SMALL INTESTINE;

MUS; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY PATTERNING; COLON; CONNEXINS; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; EDEMA; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE DELETION; INTESTINE, SMALL; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; LYMPHANGIOMA; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; LYMPHOGRAPHY; MESENTERY; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MITOSIS; SKIN;

EID: 84939254796     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2015.06.004     Document Type: Article

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