Vascular islands during microvascular regression and regrowth in adult networks

Objective: Angiogenesis is the growth of new vessels from pre-existing vessels and commonly associated with two modes: capillary sprouting and capillary splitting. Our previous work suggests vascular island incorporation might be another endothelial cell dynamic involved in microvascular remodeling....

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Main Authors: Molly Rose Kelly-Goss, Richard Shelton Sweat, Mohammed Sadegh Azimi, Walter Lee Murfee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2013.00108/full