angiogenesis
noun
an·gio·gen·e·sis
ˌan-jē-ō-ˈje-nə-səs 
: the formation and differentiation of blood vessels
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Research in blood vessel cells suggests that the application of extracellular thymosin beta-4 may also regulate processes such as cell motility and angiogenesis.
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The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
It’s well established that exercise promotes angiogenesis throughout the body, in order to deliver oxygen-rich blood to muscles more efficiently.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 15 May 2021
His early enthusiasm for Judah Folkman's drugs that inhibited angiogenesis (the process tumors use to generate their own blood vessels) turned out to be vastly overblown.
—George Johnson, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2013
Fibroblast growth factor 9 delivery during angiogenesis produces durable, vasoresponsive microvessels wrapped by smooth muscle cells.
—Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2011
This insight supported the development of angiogenesis inhibitors, a type of drug that cuts off the blood supply to these tumors.
—Markham Heid, Time, 1 Nov. 2022
Today, patients often take a combination of both immunotherapy and angiogenesis-inhibitor drugs.
—Markham Heid, Time, 27 Oct. 2022
The primary goal of the study was to measure markers of angiogenesis, which is the formation of new blood vessels.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 15 May 2021
This leads to the creation of new blood vessels, a process called angiogenesis.
—Seena Mathew, Quartz, 31 July 2021
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The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
It’s well established that exercise promotes angiogenesis throughout the body, in order to deliver oxygen-rich blood to muscles more efficiently.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 15 May 2021
His early enthusiasm for Judah Folkman's drugs that inhibited angiogenesis (the process tumors use to generate their own blood vessels) turned out to be vastly overblown.
—George Johnson, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2013
Fibroblast growth factor 9 delivery during angiogenesis produces durable, vasoresponsive microvessels wrapped by smooth muscle cells.
—Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2011
This insight supported the development of angiogenesis inhibitors, a type of drug that cuts off the blood supply to these tumors.
—Markham Heid, Time, 1 Nov. 2022
Today, patients often take a combination of both immunotherapy and angiogenesis-inhibitor drugs.
—Markham Heid, Time, 27 Oct. 2022
The primary goal of the study was to measure markers of angiogenesis, which is the formation of new blood vessels.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 15 May 2021
This leads to the creation of new blood vessels, a process called angiogenesis.
—Seena Mathew, Quartz, 31 July 2021
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angiogenesis
noun
an·gio·gen·e·sis
-ˈjen-ə-səs
plural angiogeneses
-ˌsēz
: the formation and differentiation of blood vessels
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