Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in the Aqueous Humor of Dogs With and Without Intraocular Disease

Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF) is a potent mediator of blood vessel formation throughout the body. Intraocular diseases characterized by inflammation, hypoxia or neoplasia induce new blood vessel formation within the eye. The end result of such blood vessel formation may be blinding...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sandberg, Christina Ann
Other Authors: Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43367
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06192009-130900/