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Abnormalities in Pericytes on Blood Vessels and Endothelial Sprouts in Tumors

American Journal Of Pathology · 2002 · Vol. 160(3) · pp. 985–1000
Shunichi MorikawaPeter BałukToshiyuki KaidohAmy HaskellRakesh K. JainDonald M. McDonald
Erythrocyte Function and PathophysiologyCancer Cells and MetastasisLymphatic System and DiseasesDesminPericyteCD31PathologyBiologySMA*MyofibroblastEndothelial stem cellVimentinImmunohistochemistry

MeSH terms

ActinsAnimalsDesminImmunohistochemistryMammary Neoplasms, ExperimentalMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, ElectronNeovascularization, PathologicPancreatic NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Lewis LungPericytesMice

Funding

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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