Effects of radiotherapy and estramustine on the microvasculature in malignant glioma

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 142-148

  Johansson, M ^a   Bergenheim, A T ^a   Widmark, A ^a   Henriksson, R ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Chemotherapy; Glioma; Radiotherapy; VEGF

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIC AGENT; ESTRAMUSTINE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG UPTAKE; GLIOBLASTOMA; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROVASCULATURE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0032920824     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690333     Document Type: Article

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