Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor family in oral squamous cell carcinoma cell lines and their relationships to lymph node metastasis

Toukeibu Gan

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 84-88

  Nakazato, Takayuki ^a   Shingaki, Susumu ^a   Funayama, Akinori ^a   Saito, Chikara ^a   Kitamura, Nobutaka ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

lymph node metastasis; micro vessel density; oral cancer; vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009583611     PISSN: 13495747     EISSN: 18818382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5981/jjhnc.31.84     Document Type: Article

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