General Definitions Flashcards
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Angiogenesis
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The formation of new blood vessels
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Mesenchyme
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A type of tissue composed of loosely associated cells surrounded by an Extracellular Matrix ECM
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Extracellular Matrix ECM
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A structural network of proteins and glycosaminoglycans that provides structure to tissue
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Mesoderm
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The Middle layer of tissue formed early in development and the predominant lineage of fibroblasts
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Neutral crest
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Migratory mesenchymal cells derived from the neutral tube and originally the ectoderm
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Adipocytes
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Mesenchymal cells specialised for storing fat
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Mesenchymal cells
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mesoderm-associated stromal cells
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Pericytes
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Mesenchymal cells that are located adjacent to smaller blood vessels and that support the blood vessel function
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