Immunohistochemical expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor associated with tumor cell proliferation in canine cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas and trichoepitheliomas

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 823-830

  Al Dissi, A N ^a   Haines, D M ^a   Singh, B ^a   Kidney, B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apoptotic index; Canine; Immunohistochemistry; Microvessel density; Proliferation index; Squamous cell carcinoma; Trichoepithelioma; Vascular endothelial growth factor; Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; KI 67 ANTIGEN; VASCULOTROPIN A; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA; CELL PROLIFERATION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KI-67 ANTIGEN; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; RECEPTORS, VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

EID: 37149045893     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.44-6-823     Document Type: Article

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