Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 59-63 , February 2007

Differentiation of Arterial, Venous, and Lymphatic Endothelial Cells From Vascular Progenitors

  • Jun K. Yamashita

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Jun K. Yamashita, 53 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan. Tel.: (+81) 75-751-3853; fax: (+81) 75-751-4824.

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PII: S1050-1738(07)00003-5

doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2007.01.001

Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 59-63 , February 2007

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