Hypoxia-induced angiogenesis and vascular endothelial growth factor secretion in human melanoma

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 897-902

  Rofstad, E K ^a   Danielsen, T ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Hypoxia; Melanoma; Vascularization; VEGF

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CAPILLARY; CELL CULTURE; CELL HYPOXIA; CELL SECRETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MELANOMA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0031936861     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.148     Document Type: Article

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