Combined perioperative plasma endoglin and VEGF--a assessment in colorectal cancer patients.
Colorectal cancer growth and spread is absolutely dependent on angiogenesis with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) being the most important cytokine involved in the process. Endoglin, a membrane co-receptor for TGF-beta, has recently emerged as a sensitive index of cancer stage. There is now...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Via Medica
2009-12-01
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| Series: | Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica |
| Online Access: | http://czasopisma.viamedica.pl/fhc/article/view/4366 |