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Muscle-specific VEGF deficiency greatly reduces exercise endurance in mice.
The Journal of physiology - 15 Apr 2009
Olfert I Mark, Howlett Richard A, Tang Kechun, Dalton Nancy D, Gu Yusu, Peterson Kirk L, Wagner Peter D, Breen Ellen C
Abstract excerpt
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is required for vasculogenesis and angiogenesis during embryonic and early postnatal life. However the organ-specific functional role of VEGF in adult life, particularly in skeletal muscle, is less clear. To explore this issue, we engineered skeletal musc...
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