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The Arteriovenous (AV) Loop in a Small Animal Model to Study Angiogenesis and Vascularized Tissue Engineering
Published on: November 2, 2016
[Vascular stabilization by angiopoietin-1.]
Shigetomo Fukuhara1, Naoki Mochizuki
1fuku@ri.ncvc.go.jp
Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi. Folia Pharmacologica Japonica
|July 15, 2010
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No abstract available in PubMed .
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