Integration of endothelial cells in multicellular spheroids prevents apoptosis and induces differentiation

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1341-1352

  Korff, Thomas ^a   Augustin, Hellmut G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Differentiation; Endothelium; FGF 2; Spheroid; VEGF

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; CYTOCHALASIN D; DNA FRAGMENT; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; INTEGRIN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL SHAPE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO CELL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHEROID CELL; TUMOR CELL;

ANTIGENS, CD31; ANTIGENS, CD34; APOPTOSIS; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL POLARITY; CELL SIZE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE-1; LYMPHOKINES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPHEROIDS, CELLULAR; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE-1; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032583125     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.143.5.1341     Document Type: Article

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