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Sindermann, J.R., March, K.L. (2005). Balancing luminal size and smooth muscle proliferation — a key control point in atherosclerosis and arteriogenesis. In: Clauss, M., Breier, G. (eds) Mechanisms of Angiogenesis. Experientia Supplementum. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7643-7311-3_14

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