Tumor angiogenesis and its clinical significance in pediatric malignant liver tumor

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 741-743

  Sun, Xiao Yi ^a   Wu, Zai De ^a   Liao, Xiao Feng ^a   Yuan, Ji Yan ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Liver tumor; Microvascular density; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; PEROXIDASE; STREPTAVIDIN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MESENCHYMOMA; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 13544263504     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i5.741     Document Type: Article

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