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Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor; receptor for a soluble factor that stimulates vascular permeability and growth of blood vessels
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Weichselbaum, R. How does antiangiogenic therapy affect brain tumor response to radiation?. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 2, 232–233 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncponc0177
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