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. 1996 Nov 1;98(9):1949–1953. doi: 10.1172/JCI118997

Endothelial adherens junctions: implications in the control of vascular permeability and angiogenesis.

E Dejana 1
PMCID: PMC507636  PMID: 8903311

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