The zebrafish/tumor xenograft angiogenesis assay as a tool for screening anti-angiogenic miRNAs

Cytotechnology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 969-975

  Chiavacci, Elena ^a   Rizzo, Milena ^a   Pitto, Letizia ^a   Patella, Francesca ^a   Evangelista, Monica ^a   Mariani, Laura ^a   Rainaldi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

microRNAs; Prostate tumor cells; Tumor angiogenesis; Zebrafish tumor xenografts

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; ANGIOGENIC FACTOR; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 125A; MICRORNA 320; MICRORNA 487B; MICRORNA 492; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANGIOGENESIS ASSAY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL MIGRATION; CHEMICAL STRESS; EMBRYO; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; SCREENING TEST; TUMOR XENOGRAFT; UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELL; UPREGULATION; ZEBRA FISH;

EID: 84946481097     PISSN: 09209069     EISSN: 15730778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10616-014-9735-y     Document Type: Article

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