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Original Articles

Endothelial progenitor cells promote neural stem cell proliferation in hypoxic conditions through VEGF via the PI3K/AKT pathway

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Pages 479-485 | Received 11 Nov 2021, Accepted 09 Dec 2021, Published online: 18 Jan 2022

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