Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a highly specific mitogen for vascular
endothelial cells. Five VEGF isoforms are generated as a result of alternative splicing from a …

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a secreted mitogen highly specific for cultured
endothelial cells. In vivo VEGF induces microvascular permeability and plays a central role …

The mammalian placenta is the organ through which respiratory gases, nutrients, and
wastes are exchanged between the maternal and fetal systems. Thus, transplacental …

Ample interest has been evoked in using placental angiogenesis as a target for the
development of diagnosis tools and potential therapeutics for pregnancy complications …

A vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mRNA species containing exons 1-6 and 8 of
the VEGF gene was found to be expressed as a major VEGF mRNA form in several cell lines …

Remarkable diversity of size and health of offspring exists after normal pregnancies. When
pregnancies are complicated by an extrinsic variable such as inappropriate maternal …

Background Altered expression levels and structural variations in the vascular endothelial
growth factor (VEGF) have been found to play important roles in cancer development and to …

The study of the development of the fetal membranes is an ancient one, and the importance
of placental vascular development to placental function has long been recognized. Animal …

The NG2 proteoglycan is expressed by nascent pericytes during the early stages of
angiogenesis. To investigate the functional role of NG2 in neovascularization, we have …

The amniotic membrane is the innermost layer of fetal membranes that surrounds and
protects the embryo. The amniotic epithelial cells are a rich source for biologically active …