Physiologic upper limit of pore size in the blood-tumor barrier of malignant solid tumors
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The existence of large pores in the blood-tumor barrier (BTB) of malignant solid tumor microvasculature makes the blood-tumor barrier more permeable to macromolecules than the endothelial barrier of most normal tissue microvasculatur...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Translational Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/7/1/51 |