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The Angiogenic and Lymphangiogenic Factor Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-D Exhibits a Paracrine Mode of Action in Cancer

Marc G. Achen Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Post Office Box 2008, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria 3050, Australia
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Richard A. Williams Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Megan E. Baldwin Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Post Office Box 2008, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria 3050, Australia
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Patricia Lai Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Post Office Box 2008, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria 3050, Australia
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Sally Roufail Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Post Office Box 2008, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria 3050, Australia
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Kari Alitalo Molecular/Cancer Biology Laboratory, Biomedicum Helsinki, P.O. Box 63 (Haartmaninkatu 8), University of Helsinki, Helsinki FIN-00014, Finland
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Steven A. Stacker Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Post Office Box 2008, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria 3050, Australia
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Pages 99-107 | Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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