Vascular endothelial growth factor plays more than an angiogenic role in the female reproductive system.
Although the most well-known function of vascular endothelial growth factor is its angiogenic activity, it plays more than a simple angiogenic role in the female reproductive system as it is involved in a number of key events in the course of the ovulatory cycle. The modulation of vascular endothelial growth factor expression varies in different reproductive tissues, probably related to its various functions at these different sites.
Lam
Po Mui
PM
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China. lampomui@cuhk.edu.hk
Haines
Christopher
C
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic / Q000502:physiology*; D010053:Ovary / Q000502:physiology*; D012098:Reproduction / Q000502:physiology*; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000502:physiology*
D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A