Vasculogenic Mimicry: Become an Endothelial Cell “But Not So Much”

Blood vessels supply all body tissues with nutrients and oxygen, take away waste products and allow the arrival of immune cells and other cells (pericytes, smooth muscle cells) that form part of these vessels around the principal endothelial cells. Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is a tumor blood supply s...

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Main Authors: Mónica Fernández-Cortés, Daniel Delgado-Bellido, F. Javier Oliver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2019.00803/full