Open AccessExpression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors KDR and Flt-1 in gastric cancer cells
Author(s) -
Hua Zhang,
Jiarui Wu,
Lin Meng,
Chengchao Shou
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v8.i6.994
Subject(s) - vascular endothelial growth factor , cell culture , cell growth , cancer research , receptor , kinase insert domain receptor , cancer , cell , immunohistochemistry , biology , vascular endothelial growth factor a , medicine , endocrinology , microbiology and biotechnology , vegf receptors , genetics
The expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors KDR and Flt-1 by gastric carcinoma tissues and different gastric carcinoma cell lines was detected to elucidate the molecular mechanism of this growth factor in promoting tumor growth.