In this study we analyzed the expression of mRNA for PDGF-B and PDGF B-type receptor (PDGFrecB) in 42 biopsy specimens from human astrocytic gliomas and other brain tumors. All gliomas expressed PDGF-B mRNA at higher levels than found in peritumoral and normal nervous tissues. Levels of PDGF-B trans
Glomerular expression of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-A, -B chain and PDGF receptor-Α, -Β in human diabetic nephropathy
✍ Scribed by Goro Uehara; Daisuke Suzuki; Masao Toyoda; Tomoya Umezono; Hideto Sakai
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 690 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1342-1751
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