Snake venom Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors (VEGF-Fs) exclusively vary their structures and functions among species.

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Published in J Biol Chem on February 10, 2009

Authors

Yasuo Yamazaki1, Yukiko Matsunaga, Yuko Tokunaga, Shinya Obayashi, Mai Saito, Takashi Morita

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biochemistry, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, 2-522-1 Noshio, Kiyose, Tokyo 204-8588, Japan.

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