Suppression of glioblastoma angiogenicity and tumorigenicity by inhibition of endogenous expression of vascular endothelial growth factor.

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Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A on August 06, 1996

Authors

S Y Cheng1, H J Huang, M Nagane, X D Ji, D Wang, C C Shih, W Arap, C M Huang, W K Cavenee

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1: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, San Diego Branch, University of California, La Jolla 92093-0660, USA.

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