Differential assessment of angiogenic activity and of vascular survival ability (VSA) in breast cancer.

Recent reports provide evidence that some growth factors behave as inhibitors of the apoptosis of the endothelial cells, bringing forward the concept of vascular survival as a post-angiogenesis process. At least two different vasculature development processes occur within a tumor: the angiogenic (fo...

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Main Authors: Giatromanolaki, A, Sivridis, E, Simopoulos, C, Polychronidis, A, Gatter, K, Harris, A, Koukourakis, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2002