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Contact: Stefan Offermanns
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Caption: Cross-section of a blood vessel of a normal mouse (left) and a mouse without G12/G13 proteins (right). In the genetically modified mouse, the muscle cells of the vessel wall begin to grow excessively, thus obstructing the blood flow.
Credit: MPI for Heart and Lung Research
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