Methods for co-culturing tumour and endothelial cells: Systems and their applications

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1513-1521

  Van Moorst, Mallory ^a   Dass, Crispin R ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

angiogenesis; cancer; co culture; endothelial cells; vascularisation

Indexed keywords

CELL ASSAY; CELL CONTACT; CELL INTERACTION; COCULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; MULTICELLULAR SPHEROID; REVIEW; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 80855132591     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: 20427158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.2011.01352.x     Document Type: Review

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