The Notch ligand Delta-like 4 negatively regulates endothelial tip cell formation and vessel branching.

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Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A on February 12, 2007

Authors

Steven Suchting1, Catarina Freitas, Ferdinand le Noble, Rui Benedito, Christiane Bréant, Antonio Duarte, Anne Eichmann

Author Affiliations

1: Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U833, 75005 Paris, France.

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