Angiogenesis Protocols

As experimentation and clinical trials with first generation anti-angiogenic agents have yielded results and our understanding of the biology and physiology of blood and lymphatic vessels has increased, a new angiogenesis volume swiftly became a necessity. Angiogenesis Protocols, Second Edition rema...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Martin, Stewart (Editor), Murray, Cliff (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ Humana 2009, 2009
Edition:2nd ed. 2009
Series:Methods in Molecular Biology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Review Articles
  • Angiogenic Signalling Pathways
  • Angiogenic Signalling Pathways
  • Microscopic Assessment
  • Assessing Tumor Angiogenesis in Histological Samples
  • Immunohistochemical Methods for Measuring Tissue Lymphangiogenesis
  • Cell Isolation Techniques
  • Vascular Endothelial Cells from Human Micro- and Macro-vessels: Isolation, Characterisation and Culture
  • Lymphatic Endothelial Cells: Establishment of Primaries and Characterization of Established Lines
  • Isolation, Culture and Characterisation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
  • Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells (CEPC)
  • In vitro Techniques
  • In vitro Assays for Endothelial Cell Functions Related to Angiogenesis: Proliferation, Motility, Tubular Differentiation and Proteolysis
  • Tube Formation: an In Vitro Matrigel Angiogenesis Assay
  • Three-dimensional In vitro Angiogenesis in the Rat Aortic Ring Model
  • Static and Dynamic Assays of Cell Adhesion Relevant to the Vasculature
  • Genetic Manipulation of Corneal Endothelial Cells: Transfection and Viral Transduction
  • Creation of Human Skin Equivalents for the In vitro Study of Angiogenesis in Wound Healing
  • In vivo Techniques
  • Measurement of Angiogenic Phenotype by Use of a Two Dimensional Mesenteric Angiogenesis Assay
  • Quantitative Estimation of Tissue Blood Flow Rate
  • In Vivo Matrigel Migration and Angiogenesis Assay
  • The Sponge Implant Model of Angiogenesis
  • The Dorsal Skinfold Chamber: Studying Angiogenesis by Intravital Microscopy
  • The Corneal Pocket Assay
  • Use of the Hollow Fibre Assay for Studies on Tumor Neovasculature
  • The Cranial Bone Window Model: Studying Angiogenesis of Primary and Secondary Bone Tumors by Intravital Microscopy