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Cooperation between VEGF and beta3 integrin during cardiac vascular development.
Blood - 1 Mar 2007
Weis Sara M, Lindquist Jeffrey N, Barnes Leo A, Lutu-Fuga Kimberly M, Cui Jianhua, Wood Malcolm R, Cheresh David A
Abstract excerpt
In the developing myocardium, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-dependent neovascularization occurs by division of existing vessels, a process that persists for several weeks following birth. During this remodeling phase, mRNA expression of beta3 integrin in the heart decreases significantly as vessel maturation progresses. However, in male mice lacking beta3, coronary capillaries fail to mature and...
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