Role of the Intron 13 Polypyrimidine Tract in Soluble Flt-1 Expression

Angiogenesis is the formation of new blood vessels from existing vasculature. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), a known angiogenic protein, stimulates endothelial cell proliferation and migration via interactions with its receptors, KDR and Flt-1. A secreted form of Flt-1 (sFlt-1), derive...

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Main Author: Roche, Rebecca I.
Other Authors: Veterinary Medical Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32843
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05162002-100901/