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Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena > Angiogenesis

Preferred term

Angiogenesis  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Scope note

  • Formation of new blood vessels, which is controlled by chemical signals in the body, such as VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR (VEGF). This process involves the migration, growth, and differentiation of ENDOTHELIAL CELLS, which line the inside wall of blood vessels.

History note

  • 2024

In other languages

  • angiogeneesi

    Finnish

  • verisuonten uudismuodostus
  • Angiogenes

    Swedish

  • Kärlnybildning
  • Nybildning av blodkärl
  • Vaskularisation
  • Vaskularisering

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000096482

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