| Term: | vascular cord angiogenic sprout |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | vascular cord |
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| Definition: | The primordial vasculature that will develop into blood vessels by the process of tubulogenesis. The vascular cord is composed of angioblast or vascular endothelial cells in a solid linear mass called a cord. The cord then undergoes tubulogenesis to form the lumen of the vessels. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005077] |
| Name: | angiogenic sprout |
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| Definition: | Portion of vessel wall that extends to form a new blood vessel. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005604] |