Item Type: | Letter |
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Title: | Angiotensin II stimulates angiogenesis in the chorio-allantoic membrane of the chick embryo |
Creators Name: | le Noble, F.A.C., Hekking, J.W.M., Van Straaten, H.W.M., Slaaf, D.W. and Struyker Boudier, H.A.J. |
Abstract: | Angiotensin II was applied daily in doses of 67 or 670 ng to a section of the chick embryo chorio-allantoic membrane from day 7 to day 14 after fertilization of the eggs. During this one-week period, it caused a significant, dose-dependent increase in the vascular density index. The increase obtained with 670 ng daily was comparable to that after daily administration of 1.7 micrograms adenosine, a known stimulator of angiogenesis. The data suggest a possible role for angiotensin II as a mediator of vascular growth. |
Keywords: | Angiogenesis, Angiotensin II, Hypertension, Chorio-Allantoic Membrane, Blood Vessels, Animals, Chickens |
Source: | European Journal of Pharmacology - Molecular Pharmacology Section |
ISSN: | 0014-2999 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Volume: | 195 |
Number: | 2 |
Page Range: | 305-306 |
Date: | 26 March 1991 |
Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-2999(91)90552-2 |
PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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