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Defective remodeling and maturation of the lymphatic vasculature in Angiopoietin-2 deficient mice.
Developmental biology - 15 Jul 2008
Dellinger Michael, Hunter Robert, Bernas Michael, Gale Nicholas, Yancopoulos George, Erickson Robert, Witte Marlys
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Molecular mechanisms regulating the remodeling of the lymphatic vasculature from an immature plexus of vessels to a hierarchal network of initial and collecting lymphatics are not well understood. One gene thought to be important for this process is Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2). Ang2(-/-) mice have previously been reported to exhibit an abnormal lymphatic phenotype but the precise nature of the lymphatic defects and...
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