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Fractal Characteristics of Tumor Vascular Architecture During Tumor Growth and Regression

DOI

216

Citations

27

References

1997

Year

Yuval Gazit, James W. Baish, Nina Safabakhsh, Michael Leunig, Laurence T. Baxter, Rakesh K. Jain
Microcirculation

Abstract

In the present context, the percolation-like nature of tumor vasculature implies that tumor vascular networks possess inherent architectural obstacles to the delivery of diffusible substances such as oxygen and drugs.

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