Angiogenesis Protocols (Methods in Molecular Medicine) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0896036987 ISBN 13: 9780896036987

Publisher: Humana Press, 2001

Synopsis

A comprehensive collection of key techniques for assessing the formation of new blood vessels in both whole tissues and cell culture. These readily reproducible methods range from low-cost in vitro assays to cutting-edge in vivo models, such as the dorsal window chamber, which demands high levels of surgical skill as well as relatively expensive, custom-made equipment. Timely and highly practical, Angiogenesis Protocols is a gold-standard resource for today's angiogenesis investigator, providing easy access to a wide variety of proven assays suitable for laboratories with greatly differing technical expertise, materials, and financial resources.

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Review

"There is an excellent overview of existing inhibitors of angiogenesis, including both natural and man-made and a review of the biological features that define efficacy and specificity of anti-angiogenic therapies. Most existing in vivo angiogenesis assays are combined in one edition. New microvessel markers are listed to allow more accurate microvessel counts. The details on assays that were proprietary only to a few labs nationwide, such as dorsal skinfold, chamber, and corneal neovascularization assays, are now available to the general science community. Given the well known difficulties of transfection of the primary endothelial cultures, the chapter summarizing information available on transfection and transduction of these cells is particularly useful. . .This is the first book offering such a variety of angiogenesis assays to the general reader where the scientific basis is given in accessible language and technical procedures are readily available. Its publication will undoubtedly facilitate new experiments and further therapeutic angiogenesis."-Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal

"The book provides an excellent review concerning anti-angiogenesis. Inhibiting angiogenesis is an important topic in cancer control. . .the book would be a convenient reference for any investigator or laboratory interested in angiogenesis. Angiogenesis Protocols is recommended to any research orientated health science library."-E-Streams Electronic Book Review Journal

"Timely and highly practical, Angiogenesis Protocols is an important resource for today's angiogenesis investigator, providing easy access to a wide variety of proven assays suitable for laboratories with greatly differing technical expertise, materials, and financial resources." - Anticancer Research

Edition details

• Publisher: Humana Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0896036987
• ISBN 13: 9780896036987
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 276
• Editor: Murray J. Clifford