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The role of plasminogen in angiogenesis in vivo.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Aug 2003
Oh C-W, Hoover-Plow J, Plow E F
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Plasminogen, by virtue of its role in the degradation of extracellular matrix proteins and by facilitation of cell migration, may contribute to angiogenesis. OBJECTIVE: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the contribution of plasminogen to angiogenesis in vivo. METHODS: Angiogenesis was assessed in gene-targeted mice with deficiencies of plasminogen, urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA), and...
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