Tumor angiogenesis and vascular normalization: alternative therapeutic targets

Angiogenesis - Tập 20 Số 4 - Trang 409-426 - 2017
Claire Viallard1, Bruno Larrivée2
1Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosement Research Centre, Montreal, Canada
2Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosement Research Centre, 5415 Boulevard de l’Assomption, Montreal, QC, Canada

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