Term: angiopoiesis
Literally
meaning: “ making
vessels”
Origin: Anc Greek
αγγείο/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > άγγος/aggos(=tube)
+ ποίησις/poiesis(making)
< ποι[ù/ poio(=make)
Coined/History
The term was coined in 1999 by
Pardanaud and Dieterlen-Lievre in order to extent the terminology of
hematopoiesis. The new term is referred to the commitment of mesoderm to
angioblasts, without including in the notion the further behavior of these
progenitor cells.
Sources
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Pardanaud L, Dieterlen-Lièvre F. Manipulation of angiopoietc/hematopoietic potentials
in the avian embryo (in frensh). J
Soc Biol. 1999;193(2):171-9
Definition
Angiopoiesis is the process
of blood or lymphatic vessels formation.
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