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146 1 mrna 1D RT-PCR Flk-1 18 ES OP9 1 ES CD34 ES OP9 VE-cadherin Flk-1 CD31 ES nicotinic acethylcholine receptor, nachr a a b g e d 5 a7 nachr 19 nachr a1 7 b1 4 a2 b1 OP9 Est-1 20 Vezf-1 21 Hex 22 Flk-1 Est-1 OP9 erythropoietin producing human hepatocellular carcinoma Eph Ephrin Eph-receptor-interacting protein EphrinB2 23 EphB4 20

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