Defective vascular development in connexin 45-deficient mice

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				A. P. Hall Review of the Pericyte during Angiogenesis and its Role in Cancer and Diabetic Retinopathy Toxicol Pathol, October 1, 2006; 34(6): 763 - 775. [Full Text] [PDF]

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