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We have studied the morphological characteristics of tumor angiogenesis using series of a xenografted human melanoma on nude mice. The animals were sacrificed 8 to 79 days after transplantation with intervals of 4 to 10 days. Light-, scanning- and transmission electron microscopic specimens were prepared with the usual methods.
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Van Ackern, C., Konerding, M.A., Steinberg, F., Streffer, C. (1992). Sprout Formation and Fusion in Tumor Angiogenesis: Morphological and Morphometric Studies on a Human Xenografted Melanoma. In: Maragoudakis, M.E., Gullino, P., Lelkes, P.I. (eds) Angiogenesis in Health and Disease. NATO ASI Series, vol 227. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3358-0_36
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