Regulation of angiogenesis by hypoxic stress: From solid tumours to the ovarian follicle

International Journal of Experimental Pathology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 57-70

  Neeman, Michal ^a   Abramovitch, Rinat ^a   Schiffenbauer, Yael S ^a   Tempel, Catherine ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

angiogenesis; hypoxia; ovary; tumour

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLID TUMOR; TUMOR MODEL;

EID: 0031006417     PISSN: 09599673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2613.1997.d01-247.x     Document Type: Review

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