Role of Ang1 and its interaction with VEGF-A in astrocytomas

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 978-989

  Zadeh, Gelareh ^a   Koushan, Keyvan ^a   Pillo, Lisa ^a   Shannon, Patrick ^b   Guha, Abhijit ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ang1; Ang2; Astrocytoma; Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM); Tie2; Tumor angiogenesis; Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF A)

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPOIETIN; ANGIOPOIETIN 1; ANGIOPOIETIN 2; ANGIOPOIETIN RECEPTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; VASCULOTROPIN A; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; TUMOR XENOGRAFT;

EID: 4444237603     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnen/63.9.978     Document Type: Article

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