Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 (VEGFR-3) in the conjunctiva--a potential link between lymphangiogenesis and leukocyte trafficking on the ocular surface

Adv Exp Med Biol. 2002;506(Pt B):851-60. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0717-8_120.

Authors

Pedram Hamrah¹, Qiang Zhang, M Reza Dana

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory of Immunology, Schepens Eye Research Institute and the Department of Ophthalmology Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

PMID: 12614002
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0717-8_120

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Animals
Antigens, CD / metabolism
Blood Vessels / metabolism
Cell Line
Conjunctiva / blood supply
Conjunctiva / cytology
Conjunctiva / metabolism*
Conjunctiva / physiology
Leukocytes / physiology*
Lymphatic System / physiology*
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Microscopy, Confocal
Monocytes / metabolism
Phenotype
Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / metabolism
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3 / metabolism*

Substances

Antigens, CD
Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3