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A role of the anti-angiogenic factor sVEGFR-1 in the ‘mirror syndrome’ (Ballantyne's syndrome)

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Pages 607-613 | Received 09 Mar 2006, Accepted 30 Jun 2006, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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