Angiopoietin-1 deficiency increases tumor metastasis in mice.

Iacovos P MichaelMartina OrebrandMarta LimaBeatriz PereiraOlga VolpertSusan E QuagginMarie Jeansson

Published in: BMC cancer (2017)

This study show that loss of the Angiopoietin-1/Tek vascular growth factor system leads to increased metastasis without affecting primary tumor growth.

Keyphrases

growth factor
skeletal muscle
metabolic syndrome