Vascular regeneration and angiogenic-like sprouting mechanism in a compound ascidian is similar to vertebrates

Evolution and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 591-605

  Gasparini, Fabio ^a   Burighel, Paolo ^a   Manni, Lucia ^a   Zaniolo, Giovanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; IMMUNE SYSTEM; METAZOAN; REGENERATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULAR PLANT; ZOOBENTHOS;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATION; UROCHORDATA; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; REGENERATION; UROCHORDATA; VERTEBRATES;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; BOTRYLLUS SCHLOSSERI; CHORDATA; METAZOA; UROCHORDATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 51249104008     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: 1525142X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-142X.2008.00274.x     Document Type: Article

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