RhoA/ROCK signaling is essential for multiple aspects of VEGF-mediated angiogenesis.

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Published in FASEB J on April 16, 2010

Authors

Brad A Bryan1, Emily Dennstedt, Dianne C Mitchell, Tony E Walshe, Kensuke Noma, Robyn Loureiro, Magali Saint-Geniez, Jean-Paul Campaigniac, James K Liao, Patricia A D'Amore

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1: Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, 20 Staniford St., Boston, MA 02114, USA.

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