| Literature DB >> 12361591 |
Tanja Veikkola1, Kari Alitalo.
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The maturation of the vascular system and the adjustment of blood vessel density in tissues require the opposing processes of vessel growth and regression. A new study in this issue of Developmental Cell shows that Angiopoietin-2 (Ang2), a ligand for the endothelial Tie2 receptor tyrosine kinase, has a dual function in the processes of postnatal angiogenesis and vascular remodeling. Also, Ang2 signals are required for the proper development and function of the lymphatic vessels.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12361591 DOI: 10.1016/s1534-5807(02)00231-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Dev Cell ISSN: 1534-5807 Impact factor: 12.270