Issn Print: 0195-9131
Publication Date: 2005/05/01
Skeletal Muscle VEGF Deficiency: The Impact On Mitochondrial Respiration
Joseph P. Merlone; I M. Olfert; M R. Sayen; Russell S. Richardson
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Author Information: University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA.
Excerpt
A deficiency in Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), an important regulator of angiogenesis, should result in a decrease in the muscle capillarity and therefore a reduction in the capacity to transport O2 to exercising muscle.