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Octreotide, a Somatostatin Analogue, Fails to Inhibit Hypoxia-induced Retinal Neovascularization in the Neonatal Rat
Objective: Octreotide, a somatostatin analogue, has
been shown to prevent angiogenesis in diverse in
vitro models. We evaluated its effect on retinal neovascularization
in vivo, using a neonatal rat retinopathy
model