Functional and Biological Role of Endothelial Precursor Cells in Tumour Progression: A New Potential Therapeutic Target in Haematological Malignancies

• Main Authors: Antonia Reale (Author), Assunta Melaccio (Author), Aurelia Lamanuzzi (Author), Ilaria Saltarella (Author), Franco Dammacco (Author), Angelo Vacca (Author), Roberto Ria (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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It was believed that vasculogenesis occurred only during embryo life and that postnatal formation of vessels arose from angiogenesis. Recent findings demonstrate the existence of Endothelial Precursor Cells (EPCs), which take partin postnatal vasculogenesis. EPCs are recruited from the bone marrow u...