Why and how do tumors stimulate lymphangiogenesis?

Lymphatic Research and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 145-148

  Cao, Yihai ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INFLAMMATION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLID TUMOR;

ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIUM, LYMPHATIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR C;

EID: 58149097299     PISSN: 15396851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lrb.2008.1007     Document Type: Review

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