VEGF isoforms have differential effects on permeability of human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells

Abstract Background Alternative splicing of Vascular endothelial growth factor-A mRNA transcripts (commonly referred as VEGF) leads to the generation of functionally differing isoforms, the relative amounts of which have potentially significant physiological outcomes in conditions such as acute resp...

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Main Authors: Khadija Ourradi, Thomas Blythe, Caroline Jarrett, Shaney L. Barratt, Gavin I. Welsh, Ann B. Millar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Respiratory Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-017-0602-1