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Demonstrating Angiogenesis In a Human Testicular Malignant Tumor Using the Scid-Maus Model. Intravital Video Microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy of Vascular Corrosion Casts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 July 2020

S. Aharinejad ,
M. Schlag ,
H. Abri ,
M. Fink ,
F. Nourani ,
S. Nedwed  and
P. Schlatter
S. Aharinejad
Affiliation:
Microcirculation Laboratory, Dept. of Anatomy, University of Vienna, A-, 1090ViennaAustria
M. Schlag
Affiliation:
Microcirculation Laboratory, Dept. of Anatomy, University of Vienna, A-, 1090ViennaAustria
H. Abri
Affiliation:
Microcirculation Laboratory, Dept. of Anatomy, University of Vienna, A-, 1090ViennaAustria
M. Fink
Affiliation:
Microcirculation Laboratory, Dept. of Anatomy, University of Vienna, A-, 1090ViennaAustria
F. Nourani
Affiliation:
Microcirculation Laboratory, Dept. of Anatomy, University of Vienna, A-, 1090ViennaAustria
S. Nedwed
Affiliation:
Microcirculation Laboratory, Dept. of Anatomy, University of Vienna, A-, 1090ViennaAustria
P. Schlatter
Affiliation:
Microcirculation Laboratory, Dept. of Anatomy, University of Vienna, A-, 1090ViennaAustria
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Growth of malignant tumors relies on development of new vessels from the existing vessels, a process called angiogenesis. Little is known about the pattern of chronic vascular growth in the human germ cell testicular cancer. To shed light on this topic, we injected human CRL-2073 testicular cancer cells or saline (sham treated mice) into the testes of SCID-mice and studied the growth of the tumor's vasculature using intravital video microscopy (IVM) on days 7, 14, 21, 28 and 37 after injection. On each day, 4 mice were studied. To better identify microvessels, fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran (FITC) was injected i.v. prior to IVM. After IVM, one testis was cast with Mercox and studied in a scanning electron microscope (SEM), the other was used for histology. IVM images were transferred to the computer and analyzed using the Lucia morphometry software.

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Applications and Advances In Vascular Corrosion Casting In Microvascular Research
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 5 , Issue S2: Proceedings: Microscopy & Microanalysis '99, Microscopy Society of America 57th Annual Meeting, Microbeam Analysis Society 33rd Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon August 1-5, 1999 , August 1999 , pp. 1196 - 1197
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Copyright © Microscopy Society of America

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