Science, Vol 193, Issue 4247, 70-72
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Isolations of a cartilage factor that inhibits tumor neovascularization
R Langer,
H Brem,
K Falterman,
M Klein,
and
J Folkman
A cartilage fraction isolated by guanidine extraction and purified by affinity chromatography inhibits tumor-induced vascular proliferation and consequently restricts tumor growth. This fraction contains several different proteins; the major one has a molecular weight of about 16,000. The fraction strongly inhibits protease activity.