FLT4 receptor tyrosine kinase contains seven immunoglobulin-like loops and is expressed in multiple human tissues and cell lines.

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Published in Cancer Res on October 15, 1992

Authors

K Pajusola1, O Aprelikova, J Korhonen, A Kaipainen, L Pertovaara, R Alitalo, K Alitalo

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Virology, University of Helsinki, Finland.

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