Quantitation of angiogenesis in the chick chorioallantoic membrane model using fractal analysis

Microvascular Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 2-14

  Kirchner, Loren M ^a   Schmidt, Steven P ^a   Gruber, Brian S ^a  

^a AKRON CITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER GRAFT; CHICKEN; CHORIOALLANTOIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0030067387     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mvre.1996.0002     Document Type: Article

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