TY - JOUR TI - Zebrafish embryo, a tool to study tumor angiogenesis AU - Tobia, Chiara AU - De Sena, Giulia AU - Presta, Marco T2 - The International Journal of Developmental Biology AB - Zebrafish (Danio rerio) represents a powerful model system in cancer research. Recent observations have shown the possibility to exploit zebrafish to investigate tumor angiogenesis, a pivotal step in cancer progression and target for anti-tumor therapies. Experimental models have been established in zebrafish adults, juveniles, and embryos, each one with its own advantages and disadvantages. Novel genetic tools and high resolution in vivo imaging techniques are also becoming available in zebrafish. It is anticipated that zebrafish will represent an important tool for chemical discovery and gene targeting in tumor angiogenesis. This review focuses on the recently developed tumor angiogenesis models in zebrafish, with particular emphasis to tumor engrafting in zebrafish embryos. PY - 2011 DO - 10.1387/ijdb.103238ct VL - 55 IS - 4-5 SP - 505 EP - 509 J2 - Int. J. Dev. Biol. LA - en SN - 0214-6282 SN - 1696-3547 UR - https://ijdb.ehu.eus/article/103238ct Y2 - 2024/04/28/11:04:18 ER -