Epithelial Wnt Ligands Regulate Pulmonary Vasculature Development
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Weihua Sun1,2 and Zhendong Zhong1* 1Department of Internal Medicine, University of California at Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA 2Institute of Biomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China *Corresponding author: Zhendong Zhong, Center for Musculoskeletal Health, Internal Medicine Department, University of California at Davis, 4625 2nd Ave, Sacramento, California, 95817, USA, Tel: 916-734-0764; Fax: 916-734-4773; E-mail: [email protected]
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