Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
To be specific, VEGF is a sub-family of growth factors, the platelet-derived growth factor family of cystine-knot growth factors. They are important signaling proteins involved in both vasculogenesis (the de novo formation of the embryonic circulatory system ) and angiogenesis (the growth of blood vessels from pre-existing vasculature).
Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) is a dimeric glycoprotein that plays a significant role in neurons and is considered to be the main, dominant inducer of the growth of blood vessels. VEGFA is essential for adults during organ remodeling and diseases that involve blood vessels, for example, in wound healing, tumor angiogenesis ...
The endothelium (pl.: endothelia) is a single layer of squamous endothelial cells that line the interior surface of blood vessels and lymphatic vessels. [1] The endothelium forms an interface between circulating blood or lymph in the lumen and the rest of the vessel wall.
In vertebrates, the circulatory system is a system of organs that includes the heart, blood vessels, and blood which is circulated throughout the body. [1] [2] It includes the cardiovascular system, or vascular system, that consists of the heart and blood vessels (from Greek kardia meaning heart, and Latin vascula meaning vessels).
The hypoxia that is noted in these areas causes the tissues to demand the presence of nutrients and oxygen that will allow the tissue to carry out metabolic activities. Because of this, parenchymal cells will secrete vascular endothelial growth factor which is a proangiogenic growth factor. [11]
Adipose tissue (also known as body fat or simply fat) is a loose connective tissue composed mostly of adipocytes. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It also contains the stromal vascular fraction ( SVF ) of cells including preadipocytes , fibroblasts , vascular endothelial cells and a variety of immune cells such as adipose tissue macrophages .
Other arteries are often accompanied by a pair of veins held in a connective tissue sheath. The accompanying veins are known as venae comitantes, or satellite veins, and they run on either side of the artery. When an associated nerve is also enclosed, the sheath is known as a neurovascular bundle. [11]
22340 Ensembl ENSG00000173511 ENSMUSG00000024962 UniProt P49765 P49766 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_003377 NM_001243733 NM_001185164 NM_011697 RefSeq (protein) NP_001230662 NP_003368 NP_001172093 NP_035827 Location (UCSC) Chr 11: 64.23 – 64.24 Mb Chr 19: 6.96 – 6.97 Mb PubMed search Wikidata View/Edit Human View/Edit Mouse Vascular endothelial growth factor B also known as VEGF-B is a protein that, in ...