'In vivo' optical approaches to angiogenesis imaging

Angiogenesis

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-147

  Snoeks, T J A ^a   Lowik C W G M ^a   Kaijzel, E L ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Bioluminescence; Fluorescence; Molecular imaging; Optical imaging

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPOIETIN RECEPTOR; ARGINYLGLYCYLASPARTIC ACID; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; FLUORESCENT DYE; FLUOROCHROME; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LUCIFERASE; TRASTUZUMAB; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2; VITRONECTIN RECEPTOR;

ACCURACY; ANGIOGENESIS; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL GROWTH; CELL LINE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MOLECULAR PROBE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPORTER GENE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FLUORESCENT DYES; GENES, REPORTER; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; OPTICAL PHENOMENA;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 77955647641     PISSN: 09696970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10456-010-9168-y     Document Type: Review

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