Vascular lumen formation: Negativity will tear us apart

Renée M. Robbins; Greg J. Beitel

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2010.10.032

Vascular lumen formation: Negativity will tear us apart

Renée M. Robbins, Greg J. Beitel

Molecular Biosciences

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Abstract

Functional blood vessels are essential for vertebrate development, but how endothelial cells initiate lumen formation during vasculogenesis is not known. A new study now reveals that electrostatic repulsion is key.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R973-R975
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	20
Issue number	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2010.10.032
State	Published - Nov 23 2010

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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)

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