## Abstract ## Objectives/Hypothesis: To determine the roles of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), Angiopoietin (Ang)β1, and Angβ2 in nasal polyps (NPs) by assaying expression patterns and evaluating the effects of dexamethasone (DEX) on these factors in organ cultured NPs. ## Study Desig
Vascular endothelial growth factor and children featuring nasal polyps
β Scribed by Ko-Hsin Hu; Fei-Peng Lee; Ya-Jian Cheng; Hung-Meng Huang
- Book ID
- 116564398
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 353 KB
- Volume
- 71
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0165-5876
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