Extracellular matrix density regulates the rate of neovessel growth and branching in sprouting angiogenesis.

Angiogenesis is regulated by the local microenvironment, including the mechanical interactions between neovessel sprouts and the extracellular matrix (ECM). However, the mechanisms controlling the relationship of mechanical and biophysical properties of the ECM to neovessel growth during sprouting a...

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Main Authors: Lowell T Edgar, Clayton J Underwood, James E Guilkey, James B Hoying, Jeffrey A Weiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3898992?pdf=render