Gene therapy of malignant glioma via inhibition of tumor angiogenesis

Cancer and Metastasis Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 237-240

  Plate, Karl H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gene therapy; Glioblastoma; Receptor tyrosine kinases; Tumor angiogenesis; VEGF; VEGF receptors

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; GLIOBLASTOMA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUMOR GROWTH; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; GENE THERAPY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC;

EID: 8944222562     PISSN: 01677659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00437477     Document Type: Review

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