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Overexpression of VEGF and angiopoietin 2: a key to high vascularity of hepatocellular carcinoma?
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 1 Jun 2003
Moon Woo Sung, Rhyu Ki Hoon, Kang Myoung Jae, Lee Dong Geun, Yu Hee Chul, Yeum Jung Ho, Koh Gou Young, Tarnawski Andrzej S
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is becoming one of the most common malignant tumors worldwide and is characterized by a high vascularity. Angiogenesis, formation of new microvessels, is critical for the growth and progression of various human solid tumors. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and angiopoietins (Ang1 and Ang2) are endothelial cell-specific vasculogenic and angiogenic growth factors, but their...
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