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angiogenesis /an·gio·gen·e·sis/ (-jen´e-sis) vasculogenesis; development of blood vessels either in the embryo or in the form of neovascularization or revascularization.
Angiogenesis The formation of new blood vessels, for example, as a result of a tumor. Mentioned in: Antiangiogenic Therapy angiogenesis (anˈ·jē·ō·jeˑ·n  ·sis),n the formation and growth of new blood vessels. angiogenesis the development of blood vessels. tumor angiogenesis the induction of the growth of blood vessels from surrounding tissue into a solid tumor by a diffusible chemical factor released by the tumor cells. |
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Furthermore,
they report in the July Cancer Cell, there's a correlation between
Jagged1's abundance and the amount of angiogenesis in the human
tumors that the researchers examined. Gail
Eckhardt, an associate professor at the CUHSC and a clinician with a
long-standing interest in angiogenesis inhibitors as therapies for
cancer. "While blocking VEGF has been widely accepted as a viable
approach to treating certain cancers, in some cases angiogenesis and
tumor growth proceed despite VEGF inhibition," noted Gavin
Thurston, Ph. |
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