Evidence for characteristic vascular patterns in solid tumours: Quantitative studies using corrosion casts

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 80, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 724-732

  Konerding, M A ^a   Malkusch, W ^b   Klapthor, B ^a   Van Ackern, C ^a   Fait, E ^a   Hill, S A ^c   Parklns, C ^c   Chaplin, D J ^c   Presta, M ^d   Denekamp, J ^e  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b CARL ZEISS SMT AG   (Germany)

^c MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^e UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Microvascular corrosion casting; Rodents; Tumour; Vascular pattern; Xenografts

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CANCER TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SOLID TUMOR; TUMOR CELL LINE; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANIMALS; CARCINOMA; CORROSION CASTING; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; MICE, NUDE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NEOPLASM TRANSPLANTATION; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; SARCOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0032952966     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690416     Document Type: Article

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