A distinct mechanism of vascular lumen formation in Xenopus requires EGFL7.

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Published in PLoS One on February 23, 2015

Authors

Marta S Charpentier1, Panna Tandon1, Claire E Trincot1, Elitza K Koutleva2, Frank L Conlon3

Author Affiliations

1: University of North Carolina McAllister Heart Institute, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America; Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.
2: University of North Carolina McAllister Heart Institute, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America; Department of Biology, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.
3: University of North Carolina McAllister Heart Institute, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America; Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America; Department of Biology, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.

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