World Clinical Drugs, Volume. 46, Issue 7, 637(2025)

The evolution of endothelial cells in the life cycle of blood vessels

ZHENG Gang, WANG Xiongguan, and LI Xin
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  • Internet Hospital, TEDA International Cardiovascular Hospital, Tianjin 300457, China
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    Received: Nov. 25, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 26, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 26, 2025

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    DOI:10.13683/j.wph.2025.07.001

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