Ovarian Tumors
"Macrophages and Microvessel Density in Tumors of the Ovary."
Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 31st, 1999
According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Gynecologic Oncology, "Macrophages are members of the mononuclear phagocyte system and synthesize and release many angiogenesis stimulators and inhibitors. Previous studies have demonstrated heterogeneous macrophage populations in ovarian tumors. The aim of this study was to compare macrophage number between different types of ovarian tumors and between regions of high (HVD) and average (AVD) microvessel density (MVD). Macrophages were visualized using CD68 antibody. Previously determined regions of HVD and AVD were located on CD68 immunostained sections and image analysis software was used to count the number of positively...
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