Comparison between 'in vivo' and 'in vitro' methods for evaluating tumor angiogenesis using cervical carcinoma as a model

Angiogenesis

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 295-304

  Cheng, Wen Fang ^a   Lee, Chien Nan ^a   Chen, Chi An ^a   Chu, Jan Show ^a   Kung, Cheng Che S ^a   Hsieh, Chang Yao ^a   Hsieh, Fon Jou ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Cervical carcinoma; Microvessel density; Power Doppler ultrasound; Vascular endothelial growth factor; Vascularity index

Indexed keywords

EID: 2142843116     PISSN: 09696970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026575725754     Document Type: Article

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