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Role of vascular permeability factor/vascular endothelial growth factor in eye disease
1 Jun 1997
Abstract excerpt
The eye contains highly vascularised and completely avascular tissues in close apposition. This specialised anatomy requires tight regulation of the balance between vascular quiescence and vascular growth. Growth normally occurs in ocular embryonic development, but is virtually absent from the eye in adult life.1 In eye diseases associated with angiogenesis, this delicate balance is disturbed.1-6 Angiogenesis...
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