Communication between malignant glioma cells and vascular endothelial cells through gap junctions

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 846-853

  Zhang, Wei ^b   DeMattia, Joseph A ^b   Song, Hua ^b   Couldwell, William T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Endothelial cell; Endothelial gap junction; Malignant glioma; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GAP JUNCTION; GLIOMA; GLIOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR CELL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0345701926     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.98.4.0846     Document Type: Article

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