European Journal of Cancer
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 974-982 , March 2010

VEGF-A promotes lymphoma tumour growth by activation of STAT proteins and inhibition of p27KIP1 via paracrine mechanisms

Received 23 September 2009 ,Revised 19 November 2009 ,Accepted 18 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2009.12.027

European Journal of Cancer
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 974-982 , March 2010

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