| Term: | endothelial tip cell blood vessel endothelial cell migration |
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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: | endothelial tip cell |
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| Synonyms: | endothelial tip cells |
| Definition: | A specialized endothelial cell that senses extracellular signals and guides the directed growth of blood vessels. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009303] |
| Name: | blood vessel endothelial cell migration |
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| Definition: | The orderly movement of an endothelial cell into the extracellular matrix in order to form new blood vessels during angiogenesis. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0043534] QuickGO AmiGO |