Angiogenesis in brain tumors; pathobiological and clinical aspects

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 253-265

  Wesseling, Pieter ^a   Ruiter, Dirk J ^a   Burger, Peter C ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Brain neoplasms; Glioblastoma multiforme; Meningioma; Neovascularization

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANATOMY; ANGIOGENESIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INFILTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; MICROVASCULATURE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SOLID TUMOR; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; XENOGRAFT;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC;

EID: 0031055388     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005746320099     Document Type: Review

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