Organotypic vasculature: From descriptive heterogeneity to functional pathophysiology

Science

Volumn 357, Issue 6353, 2017, Pages

  Augustin, Hellmut G ^a,b   Koh, Gou Young ^c,d  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c Institute for Basic Science   (South Korea)

^d Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CANCER; CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; DIFFERENTIATION; DISEASE TREATMENT; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD GAS; BONE BLOOD FLOW; CAPILLARY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENDOCRINE GLAND; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EYE BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; KIDNEY CIRCULATION; LIVER CIRCULATION; MICROVASCULATURE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NONHUMAN; ORGAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL; BLOOD VESSEL; BONE; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULARIZATION;

PYRONIA TITHONUS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSELS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BONE AND BONES; CAPILLARIES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; RETINAL VESSELS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 85026996599     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.aal2379     Document Type: Review

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