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What tumors need: a brief history of angiogenesis

The field of angiogenesis began in the early 1970s when Judah Folkman proposed that tumor growth would be halted if the tumor were deprived of a blood supply. Thirty years later, Folkman's controversial idea is now widely accepted and angiogenesis inhibitors hold great promise for the treatment...

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Autor principal: Van Epps, Heather L.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2213127/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.2017fta
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Sumario:The field of angiogenesis began in the early 1970s when Judah Folkman proposed that tumor growth would be halted if the tumor were deprived of a blood supply. Thirty years later, Folkman's controversial idea is now widely accepted and angiogenesis inhibitors hold great promise for the treatment of cancer.