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Angiogenesis in neuroblastoma.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Dec 2004
Ribatti Domenico, Marimpietri Danilo, Pastorino Fabio, Brignole Chiara, Nico Beatrice, Vacca Angelo, Ponzoni Mirco
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Angiogenesis is a biological process by which new capillaries are formed from preexisting vessels. It occurs in physiological and pathological conditions, such as tumors, where a specific turning point is the transition from the avascular to the vascular phase. Tumor angiogenesis depends mainly on the release by neoplastic cells of growth factors specific for endothelial cells able to stimulate the growth of the...
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