Inhibition of p38 MAP Kinase in the Early Posttransplantation Phase Redistributes Blood Vessels from the Surrounding Stroma into the Transplanted Endocrine Tissue
Transplanted pancreatic islets attain a chronically decreased vascular density following transplantation, despite the increased concentrations of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) secreted from beta-cells in response to hypoxia during culture and in the immediate posttransplantation phase. V...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2006-07-01
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| Series: | Cell Transplantation |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3727/000000006783981729 |