Multiple Roles for VEGF in Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer: Angiogenesis and Beyond

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is known to play a critical role in the development of non-melanoma skin cancers. VEGF is a potent pro-angiogenic factor and it is elevated in mouse and human skin tumors. The use of transgenic and knockout mice has shown that VEGF is essential for tumor dev...

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Main Authors: Kelly E. Johnson, Traci A. Wilgus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Skin Cancer
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/483439