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All of the following factor stimulate angiogenesis in a fetus Except:

A
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)
B
Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (bFGF)
C
Interleukin - 8 (IL8)
D
Interferon Alpha (INFa)
High-Yield Explanation
D i.e. Interferon Alpha (INFa) 'Ocular Angiogenesis' by Tombran - Tink and Barnstable (2006)/297; Lasers in Ophthalmology (2003)/ 2251 Interferon alpha is an anti- angiogenic' agent that suppresses angiogenesis. 'Interferon alpha is an anti- angiogenic agent. Interferon alpha 2a causes dramatic involution of hemangiomas and inhibits iris neovascularization in models of ischemic retinopathy'.

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