Modern concepts in angiogenesis /

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Corporate Authors: World Scientific (Firm)
Group Author: Simons, Michael (Editor); Rubanyi, Gabor M., 1947- (Editor)
Published: Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific,
Publisher Address: London : Singapore :
Publication Dates: 2007.
Literature type: eBook
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Online Access: http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/P491#t=toc
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xxi,430pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 1860949452 (electronic bk.)
9781860949456 (electronic bk.)
CLC: R331.3
Contents: I. Components of angiogenic cascades. ch. 1. Semaphorins plexins and neuropilin and their role in vasculogenesis and angiogenesis. ch. 2. EPH receptors and ephrins. ch. 3. The FGF family of angiogenic growth factors. ch. 4. Neuropeptide Y: neurogenic mediator of angiogenesis and arteriogenesis. ch. 5. Modulation of growth factor signaling by Heparan sulfate proteoglycans -- II. Angiogenic regulators. ch. 6. Directional cues in angiogenesis. ch. 7. Regulation of angiogenesis and arteriogenesis by Hypoxis-inducible factor-1. ch. 8. Redox state and regulation of angiogenic responses. ch. 9. Angiogenesis and arteriogenesis in cardiac hypertrophy. ch. 10. Regulation of coronary vascular tone and microvascular physiology -- III. Clinical applications. ch. 11. Kinase inhibitors: cancer drugs derived from mechanistic considerations. ch. 12. Therapeutic angiogenesis - an overview. ch. 13. Hepatocyte growth factor. ch. 14. Role of nitric oxide in adult angiogenesis: therapeutic potential of endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene transfer.