Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor C in pancreatic cancer and its effect upon lymph node metastasis

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 89, Issue 34, 2009, Pages 2386-2390

  Li, Kai ^a   Li, Ming Jie ^a   He, Tao ^a   Zheng, Zhi ^a   Zheng, Xiao Lin ^a   Qu, Bi Hui ^a   Wang, Yong ^a   Duan, Xin ^a   Zheng, Ying Jian ^a  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL OF WUHAN   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Lymphatic metastasis; Orthotopic implantation; Pancreatic neoplasms; Vascular endothelial growth factor C

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; VASCULOTROPIN C; VEGFC PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CANCER TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MOUSE; NUDE MOUSE; PANCREAS TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, NUDE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM TRANSPLANTATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR C;

EID: 84871447257     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2009.34.004     Document Type: Article

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