Transforming growth factor beta related to extent of tumor angiogenesis but not apoptosis or proliferation in breast carcinoma

Breast Cancer

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-36

  Kesari, A Lakshmi ^a   Chellam, V G ^b   Mathew, Beela Sarah ^c   Nair, M Krishnan ^c   Pillai, M Radhakrishna ^a  

^a REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (India)

^b Medica College Hospital   (India)

^c Radiation Oncology   (India)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Apoptosis; Breast cancer; Proliferation; Tgf beta

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001809238     PISSN: 13406868     EISSN: 18804233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02966903     Document Type: Article

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