Angiogenesis
Subtitle: from basic science to clinical applications
By: edited by Napoleone Ferrara.
Contributors: Ferrara, Napoleone.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780849328442
Subjects: Blood-vessels -- Growth.; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors.; Angiogenesis Modulating Agents -- therapeutic use.; Clinical Trials.; Neoplasms -- pathology.; Neovascularization, Pathologic.; Neovascularization, Physiologic.
Description: Presenting the latest advances in basic science, this book also reviews the status of the clinical applications of angiogenic growth factors and inhibitors. It explores current molecular and genetic findings on the regulation of angiogenesis, discusses the results of clinical trials and identifies the pathological conditions that are most likely to benefit from such treatments. Edited by the leading researchers in the field, the book includes contributions from experts in their respective disciplines, supplemented by illustrations and photographs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.