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Chunsik Lee1, Fan Zhang, Zhongshu Tang

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, P.R. China.

Trends in Molecular Medicine
|May 30, 2013
PubMed
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Platelet-derived growth factor C (PDGF-C) is a key regulator of neurovascular crosstalk, distinct from vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). This finding introduces a new paradigm for understanding brain development and disease.

Keywords:
PDGF-Cangiogenesisneuroprotectionneurovascular crosstalksurvival

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