Vascular lumen formation: negativity will tear us apart.

Curr Biol

Northwestern University, Department of Molecular Biosciences, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.

Published: November 2010

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.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2010.10.032DOI Listing

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