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SUBMITTER: Azizoglu DB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5125249 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Azizoglu D Berfin DB Chong Diana C DC Villasenor Alethia A Magenheim Judith J Barry David M DM Lee Simon S Marty-Santos Leilani L Fu Stephen S Dor Yuval Y Cleaver Ondine O
Developmental biology 20161024 1
The vertebrate pancreas is comprised of a highly branched tubular epithelium, which is intimately associated with an extensive and specialized vasculature. While we know a great deal about basic vascular anatomy of the adult pancreas, as well as islet capillaries, surprisingly little is known about the ontogeny of its blood vessels. Here, we analyze development of the pancreatic vasculature in the mouse embryo. We show that pancreatic epithelial branches intercalate with the fine capillary plexu ...[more]