The role of vascular endothelial growth factor in blood vessel formation.
Angiogenic growth factors and their endothelial receptors function as signalling molecules during vascular growth and development. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors represent a key regulatory system of embryonic vascular development and of both physiological and pathological neovascularization.
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Max-Planck-Institute for Physiological and Clinical Research, Institute, Bad Nauheim, Germany. GBreier@kerckhoff.mpg.de
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