VEGF expression and angiogenesis in oral squamous cell carcinoma: An immunohistochemical and morphometric study

Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 209-214

  Mǎrgǎritescu, Claudiu ^a   Pirici, Daniel ^a   Stîngǎ, Alin ^a   Simionescu, Cristiana ^a   Raica, Marius ^b   Mogoantǎ, Laurentiu ^a   Stepan, Alex ^a   Ribatti, Domenico ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY OF CRAIOVA   (Romania)

^b VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; CD105; Oral squamous carcinoma; VEGF

Indexed keywords

ENDOGLIN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CELL STRUCTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CARCINOMA; ORAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT;

AGED; ANTIGENS, CD; BIOMETRY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 78049347346     PISSN: 15918890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10238-010-0095-4     Document Type: Article

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