title: The role of vascular endothelial growth factor in blood vessel formation.
abstract: Angiogenic growth factors and their endothelial receptors function as signalling molecules during vascular growth and development. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors represent a key regulatory system of embryonic vascular development and of both physiological and pathological neovascularization.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institute for Physiological and Clinical Research, Institute, Bad Nauheim, Germany. GBreier@kerckhoff.mpg.de
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Breier
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Risau