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Thromb Haemost 2006; 95(06): 1025-1030
DOI: 10.1160/TH06-04-0190
Meeting Report
Schattauer GmbH

Endothelial cell biology: An update

5th International Symposium on the Biology of Endothelial Cells
Henning Morawietz
1   Department of Vascular Endothelium and Microcirculation, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, University of Technology Dresden, Dresden, Germany
,
Georg Breier
2   Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, University of Technology Dresden; Dresden, Germany
› Author AffiliationsFinancial support: The conference was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, the Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus of the University of Technology Dresden, Germany, and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) program NBL3 of the University of Technology Dresden, Germany. Additional support was provided by a number of corporate sponsors (Amaxa Biosystems, Bayer Healthcare, Ibidi Integrated Biodiagnostics, Noxygen, Npi Electronic, Promega, Promocell, Reliatech, Sanofi-Aventis, Schering Oncology, Whatman Biometra).
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Received 05 April 2006

Accepted 20 April 2006

Publication Date:
02 December 2017 (online)

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Summary

The 5th International Symposium on the Biology of Endothelial Cells was held in Dresden, Germany. The meeting included sessions on endothelial cell differentiation, tumor and lymph angiogenesis, endothelial cell junctions and barrier function, biomechanical control of endothelial function, oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction, hypoxia and VEGF-induced signaling, inflammation and angiogenesis. This report summarizes the key findings of the platform presentations of the meeting.

Keywords

Angiogenesis - barrier function - endothelial cell differentiation - vascular endothelial growth factor - inflammation
 

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