Gene therapy, angiogenesis, Sonic Hedgehog: Sonic The Hedgehog to the rescue?
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Sonic hedgehog
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عنوان ژورنال: Gene Therapy
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0969-7128,1476-5462
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3302748