Astrocyte-derived vascular endothelial growth factor stabilizes vessels in the developing retinal vasculature.

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Published in PLoS One on July 29, 2010

Authors

Andrew Scott1, Michael B Powner, Pranita Gandhi, Claire Clarkin, David H Gutmann, Randall S Johnson, Napoleone Ferrara, Marcus Fruttiger

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1: UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.

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