Endothelial progenitor cells are cellular hubs essential for neoangiogenesis of certain aggressive adenocarcinomas and metastatic transition but not adenomas - PubMed (original) (raw)

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Endothelial progenitor cells are cellular hubs essential for neoangiogenesis of certain aggressive adenocarcinomas and metastatic transition but not adenomas

Robert S Kerbel et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008.

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Bone marrow-derived circulating endothelial precursors do not contribute to vascular endothelium and are not needed for tumor growth.
Purhonen S, Palm J, Rossi D, Kaskenpää N, Rajantie I, Ylä-Herttuala S, Alitalo K, Weissman IL, Salven P. Purhonen S, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 6;105(18):6620-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0710516105. Epub 2008 Apr 28. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008. PMID: 18443294 Free PMC article.

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