CD34 microvessel density and VEGF expression in basal and squamous cell carcinoma

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 199, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 705-712

  Loggini, Barbara ^a   Boldrini, Laura ^a   Gisfredi, Silvia ^a   Ursino, Silvia ^a   Camacci, Tiziano ^a   De Jeso, Katia ^a   Cervadoro, Gregorio ^a   Pingitore, Raffaele ^a   Barachini, Paolo ^a   Leocata, Pietro ^b   Fontanini, Gabriella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Skin cancer; Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RNA ANALYSIS; SKIN TUMOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0346971004     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0344-0338-00486     Document Type: Article

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