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In vivo analysis reveals a highly stereotypic morphogenetic pathway of vascular anastomosis.
Developmental cell - 10 Jun 2013
Lenard Anna, Ellertsdottir Elin, Herwig Lukas, Krudewig Alice, Sauteur Loïc, Belting Heinz-Georg, Affolter Markus
Abstract excerpt
Organ formation and growth requires cells to organize into properly patterned three-dimensional architectures. Network formation within the vertebrate vascular system is driven by fusion events between nascent sprouts or between sprouts and pre-existing blood vessels. Here, we describe the cellular activities that occur during blood vessel anastomosis in the cranial vasculature of the zebrafish embryo. We show...
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