Co-expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors (flk-1 and flt-1) in hormone- induced mammary cancer in the Noble rat

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1335-1343

  Xie, B ^a   Tam, N N C ^a   Tsao, S W ^a   Wong, Y C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Autocrine regulation; Mammary cancer; VEGF; VEGF receptors

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; ESTRADIOL; KI 67 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; TESTOSTERONE; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY;

EID: 0032713067     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6692206     Document Type: Article

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