Open AccessAngiogenesis Assays: A Critical Overview
Author(s) -
Robert Auerbach,
Rachel L. Lewis,
Brenda Shinners,
Louis Kubai,
Nasim Akhtar
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/49.1.32
Subject(s) - in vivo , angiogenesis , matrigel , in vitro , chorioallantoic membrane , fumagillin , in vitro toxicology , neovascularization , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , pathology , cancer research , medicine , biochemistry
Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels, is an integral part of both normal developmental processes and numerous pathologies, ranging from tumor growth and metastasis to inflammation and ocular disease. Angiogenesis assays are used to test efficacy of both pro- and antiangiogenic agents.
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