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#Question id: 11035


A 72-year-old man had surgery to remove an abdominal tumor. Pathohistologic studies reveal that the tumor mass contains a large number of blood vessels. An increase in which of the following is the most likely stimulus for the growth of vessels in a solid tumor?

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
  1. Growth hormone
  2. Plasma glucose concentration
  3. Tissue oxygen concentration
  4. Vascular endothelial growth factor