Involvement of integrin-linked kinase in capillary/tube-like network formation of human vascular endothelial cells
β Scribed by Motomu Watanabe; Yayoi Fujioka-Kaneko; Hisayuki Kobayashi; Mamoru Kiniwa; Michihiko Kuwano; Yuji Basaki
- Book ID
- 111775294
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 463 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1480-9222
- DOI
- 10.1251/bpo104
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