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Protective role of vascular endothelial growth factor in endotoxin-induced acute lung injury in mice
BACKGROUND: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a substance that stimulates new blood vessel formation, is an important survival factor for endothelial cells. Although overexpressed VEGF in the lung induces pulmonary edema with increased lung vascular permeability, the role of VEGF in the dev...
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BioMed Central
2007
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2042500/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17718922 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-8-60 |