Figure 1.
Scheme depicting the angiogenic switch. A malignant tumor secretes pro-angiogenic growth factors that stimulate angiogenesis by acting on endothelial cells with pro-migratory, proliferative, and anti-apoptotic, pro-survival signals.
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