| Name: | intersegmental artery |
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| Synonyms: | intersegmental arteries |
| Definition: | Arteries that connect the dorsal aorta and the dorsal longitudinal anastomotic vessel. They run along the vertical myotomal boundaries. At early stages these vessels don't have venous or arterial markers. They form from the primary sprouts from the dorsal aorta. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001061] |
| Name: | sprouting angiogenesis |
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| Definition: | The extension of new blood vessels from existing vessels into avascular tissues, this process includes the specialization of endothelial cells into leading tip and stalk cells, proliferation and migration of the endothelial cells and cell adhesion resulting in angiogenic sprout fusion or lumen formation. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0002040] QuickGO AmiGO |