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Recent findings suggest that combined administration of the angiogenic factors Ang1 and VEGF may improve current therapeutic approaches for inducing formation of new blood vessels. However, many questions remain about the mechanisms of these factors.
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We thank D. Fukumura, C. Mouta Carreira, M. Detmar, B. Seed, B. Fenton and J. Samson for their input.
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Jain, R., Munn, L. Leaky vessels? Call Ang1!. Nat Med 6, 131–132 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/72212
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