Angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis in the spectrum of leprosy and its reactional forms.

Angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis are the processes of neovascularization that evolve from preexisting blood and lymphatic vessels. There are few studies on angiogenesis and none on lymphangiogenesis in leprosy. Thus, the role of neovascularization in the pathophysiological mechanisms of the diseas...

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Main Authors: Cleverson Teixeira Soares, Patrícia Sammarco Rosa, Ana Paula Fávaro Trombone, Luciana Raquel Vicenzi Fachin, Cássio César Ghidella, Somei Ura, Jaison Antonio Barreto, Andréa de Faria Fernandes Belone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3765444?pdf=render