In vitro angiogenesis by human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) induced by three-dimensional co-culture with glioblastoma cells

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-128

  Chen, Zhijian ^a   Htay, Andre ^a   Santos, Wagner Dos ^a   Gillies, George T ^a,b   Fillmore, Helen L ^a,c   Sholley, Milton M ^c   Broaddus, William C ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Endothelial; Fibrin; Glioma; VEGF

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL MIGRATION; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; HYPOXIA; IN VITRO STUDY; PROTEIN SECRETION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UMBILICAL VEIN; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELL HYPOXIA; CELL LINE, TUMOR; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; UMBILICAL VEINS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 61349201437     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-008-9742-y     Document Type: Article

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