Influence of vascular endothelial growth factor and radiation on gap junctional intercellular communication in glioblastoma multiforme cell lines

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a highly aggressive glial brain tumor with an unfavorable prognosis despite all current therapies including surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. One characteristic of this tumor is a strong synthesis of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), an angiogenesis facto...

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Main Authors: Reinhardt Krcek, Pauline Latzer, Irenäus Anton Adamietz, Helmut Bühler, Carsten Theiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Neural Regeneration Research
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Online Access:http://www.nrronline.org/article.asp?issn=1673-5374;year=2017;volume=12;issue=11;spage=1816;epage=1822;aulast=Krcek