Early start for new tumor vessels
Small tumors need blood vessels for growth but it is not clear whether aggregates of malignant cells can induce vascularization or whether these cells grow by co-opting preexisting vessels. In March 15 Journal of Clinical Investigation Peter Vajkoczy and colleagues from University of Heidelberg, Germany, show that new vessels occur as a continuing process of growth and remodeling, starting very early in tumor progression (J Clin Invest 2002, 109:777-785).Vajkoczy et al. used intravital epifluore
Mar 24, 2002
Small tumors need blood vessels for growth but it is not clear whether aggregates of malignant cells can induce vascularization or whether these cells grow by co-opting preexisting vessels. In March 15
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