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[Choline promotes angiogenesis in chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane]
Hui Wang1, Xiang-Zhi Zeng, Wen-Yu Cui
1The Affiliated Hospital, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100071, China.
Summary
Choline chloride effectively promotes angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels, in chick embryo models. This finding suggests choline
Area of Science:
- Biomedical research
- Angiogenesis studies
- Vascular biology
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