Angiogenic and angiostatic microenvironment in tumors: Role of gangliosides

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 383-387

  Alessandri, Giulio ^a   Cornaglia Ferraris, Paolo ^b   Gullino, Pietro M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d Servizio di Anatomia Patologica   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE GM3; GANGLIOSIDE GT 1B;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0030811002     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841869709001284     Document Type: Article

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