Scatter factor promotes motility of human glioma and neuromicrovascular endothelial cells

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Malignant gliomas are characterized by rapid growth, infiltration of normal brain tissue, and high levels of tumor-associated angiogenesis. The genetic and local environmental tissue factors responsible for the malignant progression from low to high grade gliomas and the highly malignant behavior of glioblastomas are not well understood. In a study of 77 human brain tissue extracts, high grade (III-IV) tumors had...

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