an·gi·o·gen·e·sis

(ăn′jē-ō-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs)

n. pl. an·gi·o·gen·e·ses (-sēz′)

The formation of new blood vessels.

an′gi·o·gen′ic (-jĕn′ĭk) adj.

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angiogenesis

(ˌændʒɪəˈɡɛnɪsɪs)

(Medicine) the induction of blood-vessel growth, often in association with a particular organ or tissue, or with a tumour

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angiogenesis - the formation of new blood vessels

growing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny, maturation, development - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"

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an·gi·o·gen·e·sis

n. angiogénesis, desarrollo del sistema vascular.

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(17.) Domenico R, Angelo V, Luisa R, Franco D (1996) The chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane as a model for in vivo research on angiogenesis. Int J Div Biol 40: 1189-1197.

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Objective: To explore angiogenesis in osteosarcoma under the condition of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1a gene silenced by small interference RNA (siRNA).

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2016.Hyperforin promotes post-stroke functional recovery through interleukin (IL)17A-mediated angiogenesis. Brain Res 1646; 504-513.

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A multimodal research process has provided clues to the role of angiogenesis in the etiology of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its more serious cousin, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

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In line with this view, tumor angiogenesis and vasculature remodeling represent two important mechanisms activated in CRC.

The Role of PDGFs and PDGFRs in Colorectal Cancer

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Previously, Dr Ichim was employed with Medistem, where he successfully took an angiogenesis based cell therapy from concept to exit in the field of angiogenesis inhibition, added the company's chairman Dr Alan Lewis.

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La angiogenesis corresponde al proceso por el cual se desarrollan nuevos vasos sanguineos a partir de otros preexistentes.

VEGF-A and VEGFR2 Expression in Chicken Myocardium Treated with Acetylsalicylic Acid (AAS)/ Expresion de VEGF-A y VEGFR2 en Miocardio de Pollos Tratados con Acido Acetilsalicilico (AAS)

Like other solid cancers, bladder cancer depends on angiogenesis for progressive growth and metastasis (1).

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Thrombospondin-1 mRNA Expression in Bladder Tumors: Correlation with Histopathology and Prognosis

The researchers investigated a process of the vascular system called angiogenesis and whether inhibiting FoxO1 protein would stimulate adipose angiogenesis.

Know how proteins stimulate blood vessel growth