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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Silvia Rueberg
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-34487 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Brönneke Simone S Brückner Bodo B Peters Nils N Bosch Thomas C G TC Stäb Franz F Wenck Horst H Hagemann Sabine S Winnefeld Marc M
Angiogenesis 20120321 2
During embryonic development, the lymphatic system emerges by transdifferentiation from the cardinal vein. Although lymphatic and blood vasculature share a close molecular and developmental relationship, they display distinct features and functions. However, even after terminal differentiation, transitions between blood endothelial cells (BEC) and lymphatic endothelial cells (LEC) have been reported. Since phenotypic plasticity and cellular differentiation processes frequently involve epigenetic ...[more]