Vessels and Nerves: Marching to the Same Tune

• Published in: Cell Vol. 120; no. 3; pp. 299 - 302
• Main Author: Weinstein, Brant M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 11.02.2005
• Subjects: Animals; Blood Vessels - cytology; Blood Vessels - embryology; Blood Vessels - metabolism; Body Patterning - physiology; Cell Communication - physiology; Cell Movement - physiology; Endothelial Cells - metabolism; Humans; Neovascularization, Physiologic - physiology; Nerve Growth Factors - physiology; Nervous System - cytology; Nervous System - embryology; Nervous System - metabolism; Signal Transduction - physiology; Vertebrata

The patterning of the nervous system is achieved through coordinated action of a variety of repulsive or attractive neuronal guidance factors that direct the growth of growing axons to specific pathways. Recent studies suggest that the same or similar sets of factors also guide migration of endothel...