Growing Tumors Put the Pressure on Nutrient-Supplying Blood Vessels (IMAGE)

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Growing Tumors Put the Pressure on Nutrient-Supplying Blood Vessels

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Snapshots of the tumor growth and blood vessel formation (angiogenesis) in computational model simulations, illustrating vessel formation and remodeling, cancer growth, and the secretion of biochemical cues to trigger blood vessel growth.

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Vavourakis et al.

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