Tissue macrophages act as cellular chaperones for vascular anastomosis downstream of VEGF-mediated endothelial tip cell induction
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- 5 August 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society of Hematology in Blood
- Vol. 116 (5), 829-840
- https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2009-12-257832
Abstract
Blood vessel networks expand in a 2-step process that begins with vessel sprouting and is followed by vessel anastomosis. Vessel sprouting is inducedKeywords
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