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How vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF) regulates differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells.
The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society - 1 Feb 2014
Berendsen Agnes D, Olsen Bjorn R
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Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF), a key factor in angiogenesis, plays an essential role in skeletal development and postnatal homeostasis. VEGF serves as a survival factor for chondrocytes and couples the resorption of cartilage with bone formation during endochondral ossification. Recently, it has also been found to regulate the balance between osteoblast and adipocyte differentiation in bone marrow...
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