UNIVERSITY OF BASEL, BIOZENTRUM
(See “Endothelial cell self-fusion during vascular pruning,” PLOS Biology, 2015.)
Image of the Day: Merging Blood Vessels
When blood vessels that are no longer needed are pruned, the cells making up the vessels fuse to prevent leakage, a process observed for the first time in vertebrates in zebrafish (pictured).
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