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Abstract
Patterning of embryonic blood vessels occurs in association with nerves. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Li et al. (2013) report that nerve-derived chemokine Cxcl12 (also known as SDF-1), acting through its receptor Cxcr4, initiates blood vessel remodeling along cutaneous nerve trajectories to establish the proper pattern of cutaneous arteries.Entities:
Year: 2013 PMID: 23449469 PMCID: PMC3736725 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2013.02.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Dev Cell ISSN: 1534-5807 Impact factor: 12.270