African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2296

Review

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in cancer

Hina Manzoor1, Muhammad Imran Qadir2*, Khizar Abbas1 and Muhammad Ali2
  1College of Pharmacy, GC University, Faisalabad, Pakistan. 2Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Received: 03 October 2014
  •  Accepted: 03 October 2014
  •  Published: 08 October 2014

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