Brief communication: Inhibition of angiogenesis by oral ingestion of powdered shark cartilage in a rat model

Microvascular Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 178-182

  Davis, Paul F ^a   He, Yi ^a   Furneaux, Richard H ^b   Johnston, Peter S ^a   Rüger, Beate M ^a   Slim, George C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; COMPOUND 48-80;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; MESENTERY BLOOD VESSEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHARK; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; MALE; MAST CELL; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POWDER; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALIA; CHONDRICHTHYES;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CARTILAGE; FEMALE; MALE; MAST CELLS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; POWDERS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SHARKS;

EID: 0031230142     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mvre.1997.2036     Document Type: Article

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