Term Name: vasculogenesis
Synonyms: vascular morphogenesis
Definition: The differentiation of endothelial cells from progenitor cells during blood vessel development, and the de novo formation of blood vessels and tubes.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0001570]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: blood vessel morphogenesis
has parts: cell migration involved in vasculogenesis
is a type of: cell differentiation
has subtype: central nervous system vasculogenesis vasculogenesis involved in coronary vascular morphogenesis
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of vasculogenesis
positively regulated by: positive regulation of vasculogenesis
regulated by: regulation of vasculogenesis