Vascular channel formation by osteosarcoma cells in vitro: Vasculogenic mimicry

Chinese-German Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 237-239

  Mei, Jiong ^a   Jia, Yongwei ^a   Cai, Xuansong ^a  

^a TONGJI HOSPITAL OF TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

3 dimensional cultures; Angiogcnesis; Osteosarcoma cells line; Vasculogenesis mimicry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871753536     PISSN: 16101979     EISSN: 16139089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02835467     Document Type: Article

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