Dietary Restriction Promotes Vessel Maturation in a Mouse Astrocytoma

Mature vasculature contains an endothelial cell lining with a surrounding sheath of pericytes/vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Tumor vessels are immature and lack a pericyte sheath. Colocalization of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR-2) and platelet-derived growth factor rece...

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Main Authors: Ivan Urits, Purna Mukherjee, Joshua Meidenbauer, Thomas N. Seyfried
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Oncology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/264039