It is known that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family is an important role in vasculogenesis and angiogenesis. Among the VEGF family members, VEGF-A plays an essential role in angiogenesis. However, the significance of serum levels of other VEGF members (VEGF-C and -D) has been reported
Serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor in patients with head and neck cancer
✍ Scribed by F. Riedel; Karl Götte; Joachim Schwalb; Heiner Wirtz; Wolfgang Bergler; Karl Hörmann
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 68 KB
- Volume
- 257
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0302-9530
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