Effects of danazol on endothelial cell function and angiogenesis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 88, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 1065-1070

  Thomas, Gregory W ^a,b   Rael, Leonard T ^a,b   Shimonkevitz, Rick ^b   Curtis, C Gerald ^c   Bar Or, Raphael ^a,b   Bar Or, David ^a,b,d  

^a DMI BioSciences Inc   (United States)

^b SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Bowman Research (UK)   (United Kingdom)

^d Institute for Molecular Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

angiogenesis; cell proliferation; Danazol; endothelial cell; HUVEC; steroid receptors; tube formation

Indexed keywords

DANAZOL; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INVASION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLORIMETRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL VEIN;

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DANAZOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC;

EID: 34848883882     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.179     Document Type: Article

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